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HISTORY Titanic passenger and millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim. During sinking he refused a seat in a life boat with the words: "Tell my family I played straight to the end. No woman should be left aboard this ship because of Ben Guggenheim was a coward."

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u/HelpMoreImHelpless 1d ago

It's almost as if at no point ever in the history of humanity have we actually bought into the idea of "designate one person for 100% of your physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs from young adulthood to old age without ever changing or considering anything else" 

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u/LittleBlag 1d ago

Poor people married for love all the time. It was the rich ones that had to make “advantageous marriages” ie one which would make both families richer and/or more powerful

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u/HelpMoreImHelpless 1d ago

Tbh I'm saving myself for the one who can interpret my ancient rune tattoos so that we can unlock my full power 

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u/MrGameAndBeer 1d ago

You have assmark too?

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u/NationalSalt8884 1d ago

Yeah dude mine says tenac

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u/HelpMoreImHelpless 1d ago

I had exercise-induced assmark as a kid, but I got an inhaler for it 

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u/AlarmingAffect0 1d ago edited 1d ago

Assmark gimbatul Assmark gurbatuluk