# Marriages?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages/540939>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 27, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages/540939 "2010-05-27T13:10:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages/540939/21 "2010-05-27T16:56:59Z")

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A comma-overuser, eh? Well, I don’t reckon we have truck with that kinda people round these parts. {spits}

What was the question again?

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**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages/540939/22 "2010-05-27T16:57:43Z")

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> [@Polycarp](#):
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> That’s a sad thread. Not because of the happy couples named in it. Because of one planned wedding that never happened, and why. ☹

Yeah, I got about five posts down and then got the slap in the face. Especially knowing what happened afterwards.

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**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages/540939/23 "2010-05-27T17:26:16Z")

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> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#):
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> 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.

Not to mention all of the booty calls, short-term dating, and behind-the-scenes heavy flirting. 😛

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages/540939/24 "2010-05-27T17:45:43Z")

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> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#):
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> Not to mention all of the booty calls, short-term dating, and behind-the-scenes heavy flirting. 😛

Rumours! Wild fabrications!

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**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages/540939/25 "2010-05-27T19:55:42Z")

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> [@Polycarp](#):
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> That’s a sad thread. Not because of the happy couples named in it. Because of one planned wedding that never happened, and why. ☹

> [@Drain\_Bead](#):
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> Yeah, I got about five posts down and then got the slap in the face. Especially knowing what happened afterwards.

Then don’t read further down.

It gets worse.

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages/540939/26 "2010-05-27T21:07:47Z")

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Man, that does sting.

Has it really been that long?

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages/540939/27 "2010-05-28T01:10:43Z")

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I’ll confirm one: Me ‘n’ **NawthChucka** since '07.

We met at the ‘06 DopeFest in Atlanta. It’s been frackin’ roxxors ever since.

Tripler  
. . . and then I dragged the poor gal out to Utah. 😃

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