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shorty63136
07/28/09

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I wonder if the underwriters would be less likely to insure you if you've already been divorced once or if you're under a certain age.
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Mafalda para Presidente
07/28/09

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I wonder how this type of insurance company would protect itself against fraudulent claims, now that mutually desired divorce is a wee bit easier to obtain.
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Edited by Mafalda para Presidente at 07/28/09 12:03 PM

BiteMeMitchell!
07/28/09

@Mafalda para Presidente: Yeah, I don't believe in marriage at all, but I might be tempted if I thought I could just get a quickie divorce with a nice, big settlement after a couple of years.
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Lymed
07/28/09

@BiteMeMitchell!: I'm wondering if it actually just pays for divorce associated costs like legal fees and maybe other measurable costs like lost income if one person makes career concessions for the other or if the couple has to sell property that lost value since the marriage in order to split assets.
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BiteMeMitchell!
07/28/09

@Lymed: That would seem to make more sense. Damn, it seems I will have to go the traditional route of snagging a rich man in order for my nefarious plan to be successful!
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Mafalda para Presidente
07/28/09

@Lymed: That makes more sense, and it wouldn't be such a bad thing to have. Now I just wish I'd thought of it first, darn it!
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Lymed
07/28/09

@BiteMeMitchell!: Sorry for destroying your dream. I guess I spend too much time with our actuary.
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TheFormerJuneBronson
07/28/09

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That's going to be some interesting underwriting. I wonder if they'll sell it through divorce lawyers, like title insurance is sold through real estate lawyers. And if so, what the commission will be.
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BAngieB
07/28/09

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Hopefully they will offer insurance for those people whose marriages/ives/families will be ruined when marriage equality is legalized.
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LaComtesse
07/28/09

@Dr. BAngieB: I mean, those of us who are GENUINELY concerned with that will be fine. We've had an insurance policy for years called "The Holy Bible" and it's underwritten by the sweet blood of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It's all those non-God fearing hetero queer supporters who should be TRULY worried.
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Lymed
07/28/09

@LaComtesse: Have you not heard of Satan?
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LaComtesse
07/28/09

@Lymed:
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
07/28/09

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To quote feminist hero Lisa Simpson: Romance is dead - it was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and Disney, homogenized, and sold off piece by piece.
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pantsless economist...access RESTORED
07/28/09

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There already is marriage insurance. It's called a prenup.
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BeckyIva
07/28/09

@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: Not really. A prenup doesn't cost you anything but legal fees, and all it does is insure existing assets. I think this model is more along the lines of, you pay a premium every month, and if you get divorced, you get a payout. Like accidental death insurance. So you can buy a policy even if you're dead broke at the time of your marriage, and therefore not really a good candidate for a prenup.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
07/28/09

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His name is Olu O. Eniwaye. What does the "O." stand for Olu? "O, I hate America and am probably a socialist African, like the president"?! People like you are why the blessing of marriage isn't taken seriously anymore! And--

Wait, what? Oh, it's insurance for opposite marriage? Oh, that's okay. I thought he wanted to insure the gays and their goat marriage. Carry on.
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Lymed
07/28/09

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This is just what we need! The Democrats can convince the insurance companies that they swap health insurance for marriage insurance. We pass a single payer or non-profit social insurance health system. The insurance companies replace their health insurance business with marriage insurance business so we don't have to worry about the argument that people in the insurance industry will lose their jobs. The insurance companies will realize how much money could be made by specialized single sex marriage insurance products and one of the most powerful industry lobby groups starts lobbying for the repeal of DOMA and in favor of same sex marriage.

This is what we call a win-win!
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BearDownCBears
07/28/09

@Lymed: My girlfriend is a Packers fan, as I obviously am not. If things progress to the point of matrimony, I wonder if I would be denied insurance based on this "pre-existing condition".
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Lymed
07/28/09

@BearDownCBears: Most insurance plans exclude results of acts of war. I can imagine claims denied to military couples whose marriages end while one person is deployed.
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nellicat
07/28/09

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I think I found the perfect wedding gift for the happy couple!
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Lymed
07/28/09

@nellicat: Just make sure you buy it before the wedding. Those pre-existing marriage exclusions make most marriage insurance no better than a scam.
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Hana Maru
07/21/09

In reply to AntiMisandry.com Blames TV For Anti-Man Conspiracy
"It does no one any favors to paint guys as beer-guzzling, birthday-forgetting, chores-fucking-up idiots. "

While feminists often complain loudly about sitcom and advertising portrayals of husbands and fathers, I disagree that it is an example of misandry, or that it does men no favors. It benefits men to show them as being good and capable at the paid work society values, while being hopelessly incompetent at scrubbing a toilet or changing a diaper, the unpaid drudgery that women are expected to do cheerfully in addition to whatever job they may have.
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LawFairy
07/21/09

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So... apparently these dudes haven't read the scores of feminist commentary decrying these very same shows for the very same reason?

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that they aren't avid readers.
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NotMandatory
07/21/09

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Yep, it's things like the way men are portrayed in sitcoms that makes my mom think it's okay to get mad at me when my husband forgets his sister's/mom's/dad's birthdays.

No matter how many times I tell her that I'm not his secretary, she still believes that women have the 'scheduling' chromosome and men have the 'forgetful' chromosome. (And that doesn't make any biological sense because her 60s health classes were taught by nuns!)
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AnotherJenn
07/21/09

@NotMandatory:The first five years of my marriage I bought all the presents and cards for both sides of the family. Every birthday, Mother's Day and Christmas my husband's mom sent thank you notes addressed only to him. Year six I went back to college, was really busy, and three weeks before his mom's birthday I asked if he would buy her gift. He said sure and, apparently, forgot. Guess who got chewed out for forgetting? If you guessed me, you'd be right.
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Alohamaid
07/21/09

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Is it really JUST misanderous though? Aren't these bumbling father figure types really telling women to keep their expectations low and expect no help from their husbands? I see these "having it all together" women as incredibly put upon and unrealistic and don't find them really all that feminist.

Also, I love that their essentially bemoaning the fact that WOMEN! Can't rape 'em when their single, can't rape 'em when you're married. WE'VE LOST OUR RIGHT TO RAPE WOMEN!
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birminghamdrunk
07/21/09

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funny- i've always been equally put off by the TV portrayal of men and women. maybe because it's um, for the most part, totally unrealistic, and ya know, made up? for entertainments' sake?

i understand that modern media can be held responsible for many things, but if misogynist assholes are going to start blaming television for the fact that they're misogynist assholes, then hold on to your hats, cause the bullshit go-cart just morphed into a great big bullshit optimus prime. huzzah!
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Hana Maru
07/21/09

@birminghamdrunk: Tellingly, they don't blame tv, they blame feminists, you know, the ones who write and produce all those shows and commercials?
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ZemarSea Urchin
07/21/09

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I am convinced. I am now going to join in the AntiMisandrnist(?) fight to restore the balance of power among the sexes and I will start here among you jezenazifembonerkiller deluded misandrists and cure all of you of the indoctination of feminist belief. Now of what I have gathered from the light reading that I thoroughly comitted myself to on the misandrawhatever site there is ALOT of work we have to do here. *rolls up sleeves* Lets being with managing our expectations:
1) Please get your finances in order. No man should bail you out of debt.
2) No trinkets of affection. This is bad for you. You will get spoiled and expect things. This is bad for him because...ah...hmmm
3) Make the babies. Stay home with babies. Go back to work once they become children. It is not fair that you can stay home with 7 spare hours and he has to bring home the bacon erm I mean support the family.
4) He is not made of money you know. He spends alot of time managing his funds so he does not need you to spend every darn penny.
Now the most important thing to remember so that we may create a balance of equality is that he is not a bubmling, half wit, fat guy with a wallet that poses as your personal ATM. He is a MAN.
This is what I have learned and now you all cured. Thank you Misnathrope no wait Mysogin..no no thats not it Man Show crap no Spike TV shit Antimisandry! On behalf of all Jezzies thank you!
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