# Polls only: No discussion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [November 1, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642 "2021-11-01T18:21:11Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6603
### Author: ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool) #### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6603 "2026-02-25T20:16:19Z")
> [@Why NOT to Marry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-to-marry/1027859/83): > > My mother is insane and it would suck for someone to assume I was destined to be like her. I was never like her, even at my worst, and I’ve only become more sane as I’ve aged. I think it mostly comes down to two things. You have to share the same values and you have to get along really well. The best way to assess those two things before you marry them is time. Time to see who they are when they aren’t on their best behavior. How they handle crisis, grief, unemployment, disappointment, travel. … How similar are you to your parents, on a scale of 1 (very dissimilar) to 5 (very similar)? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6603))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6603))_ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642)._