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First they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the socialists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't ...

It's true, writing on a touchscreen is a massive pain. But less so on a tablet than on a phone. And reading on a tablet is pretty nice. 'sides, I ...

Good question. Afraid I don't know much about them at all, and haven't time to research right now. Can you think of ways they would be affected that would/wouldn't work?

The idea keeps wandering around in the back of my mind, actually. I very much doubt it's anywhere near Nate's priority list - he has a lot on his plate ...

Loose - the latter. The criteria would be altered to, say, a nominated partner being able to receive the benefit, or something similar and context-appropriate - e.g. the hospital visitation ...

Cyb3rblade - interesting points. However, as I noted in bold in the OP, the proposed model removes the legal benefits that we give to married couples just for being married, ...

Shout-out of appreciation to AriesBlaze8 , for being really cool at "you learn something new every day". And apologies if my mass of pregnancy links seemed a little blunt. I ...

By which I mean, 'should we get rid of the legal benefits that being married provides', not 'should we make it illegal to have a wedding'. The legal benefits that ...

Won't state my position, but...a woman can get pregnant at any point so long as she is fertile. You can't target sex to prevent pregnancy. Where did you get the ...

I definitely agree that knowing the consequences is very important, and it's also important to know that no method of contraception is 100% effective. However... According to the NHS guide ...

The most important, and the hardest time of a marriage is the first year. Sex was designed to offset the roughness of that first year. Sex wasn't 'designed' for marriage. ...

If you ask me the story of Elijah is the best narrative in the old testament. Is Elijah the bald one with the kids and the bears?

I've not actually said anything yet about whether a poly relationship appeals to me personally. I'm arguing for the legality of polygamy on the basis of my personal beliefs about ...

To be honest, Shady, it's absolutely cool that you have your own opinions on the matter. I disagree with them, as you've probably figured by this stage. :P But in ...