Marriages?

I don’t know if this is where this question belongs, but this seemed like a good place to start.

I’ve only been on this BB for a few days, but I’m impressed by the level of discourse, wit, good spelling, and appropriate use of italics.

Have any marriages or long-term relationships happened between (or among, in the case of Fundamentalist LDS-ers) the posters here?

Just curious.

I believe so - though I can’t give specifics. A lot of good friendships have, though. At least for me.

And welcome!

I can probably think of half a dozen, anyway.

I’m glad to hear that. :slight_smile: People who punctuate correctly should find each other and reproduce.

That’s what I hope will be on my tombstone:

…MUNCH…
…1975-May 21, 2011…
He knew when to use italics.

Munch, that’s not a bad thing to be remembered for.

Not only have there been marriages (at least a dozen or so, I’d guess) between Dopers who would otherwise have never met, but there have been a number of babies born to Doper parents who would otherwise never have met.

There have been a couple of divorces too :slight_smile:

There was also some sort of orgy once but I forget the details, someone who cares will probably fill you in. (Edit: Literally perhaps! Ha!)

Who got married because of the Dope?

Hi and welcome to the boards.

Thank you for distinguishing between between and among.

But before I decide if you’re worth listening to, I must ask: serial comma?

BTW, won’t the OP get more traction/attention in MPSIMS? It’s not mundane, and it is related to the message board, but seems less involved in rules or functionality.

A poll on this subject.

Someone needs to create an up-to-date list of Doper marriages (and maybe long-time relationships that are still going on). That thread is from 2004. This should also include an up-to-date list of Doper babies.

Moving to MPSIMS.

We need an update as well. :slight_smile:

Yeah <unapologetically>, I do the serial comma. I’ve gone around and around with people on this, and if I’m editing someone else’s work, which I do quite often, and they are violently opposed, I won’t put one in. But yeah. I do it. In front of God and everybody. Don’t hate me for it. Give me a chance.
Hmmm… this might be the right place to bring up one of my new ideas:

Lets abolish all apostrophes and commas. This would be a better world without them. We worry over them and what do they give us in return? Clarity? Hardly. If one doesnt know how to use them they make a person feel stupid and inadequate (although most people who dont know how to use them dont seem to give a rats ass) and if you do know how to use them you are always on edge braced to see them being abused. No more tensing up over “it’s” v. “its.” In the case of “you’re” v. “your” all that I would have to be annoyed about is the spelling. Apostrophes and commas use up ink and give nothing back but anxiety insecurity and surges in stomach acid. I say out with them!

Let’s not forget the countless relationships - boyfriend/girlfriend, mother/son, etc. - that have been improved because of the Dope.

People come here to ask for perspective (“Am I being an ass about this?”), advice (“What should I tell X about Y?”), referees (when the Mr. and Mrs. disagree about stuff), and just to be plain old talked down off a ledge (most of the Pit), and I think the end result is that somewhere out there, in some house on some street, two people have their relationship strengthened.

Makes me all sniffly and teary-eyed just thinking about it.

<quote from that “Big Trouble” movie>

  • Warms the cockles of your hear, don’t it?
  • Oh yeah, my cockles are burnin’.
    </quote from that “Big Trouble” movie>

And when Dopers pass away, we are there to comfort as well.

We’ve got enough of a community to start our own country. All we need is a flag and an anthem.

I am now married to another doper, m.j. - to be fair, I introduced her to the board. That said, it means a ton to me that she posts and reads here, because I love that I can share discussions with her about all the awesome stuff I read and learn here. She takes an active interest in my life, and its one of the many things I love about her. :slight_smile:

In Memoriam (a sticky, so it’s always near the top).

A couple of ‘Doper marriage’ ones in there.

I’m going to move my apostrophe/comma rant to it’s [sic] own thread.

Carry on.

That’s a sad thread. Not because of the happy couples named in it. Because of one planned wedding that never happened, and why. :frowning: