# Does your marriage have its own version of the "same old argument that never resolves," and if so, what is it?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 13, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-marriage-have-its-own-version-of-the-same-old-argument-that-never-resolves-and-if-so-what-is-it/1030032 "2026-05-13T08:39:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![sb1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@sb1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sb1953)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-marriage-have-its-own-version-of-the-same-old-argument-that-never-resolves-and-if-so-what-is-it/1030032/182 "2026-08-22T00:01:52Z")

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I have come to see the wisdom in an old saying:..“The opposite of love is not hate,…but indifference”. The real rock -bottom attraction my wife sees in me is that I will not abandon her. I am guessing that is what gets her out of bed in the morning.

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-marriage-have-its-own-version-of-the-same-old-argument-that-never-resolves-and-if-so-what-is-it/1030032/183 "2026-08-22T00:44:08Z")

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I am sorry to hear that. I think the opposite of love (as it pertains to marriage or similar) is contempt.

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