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What hill are you willing to die on even if no one in your life agrees with you? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Zonefive@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Water usage is probably my biggest. Living in a high desert, my wife and MIL see no problem with filling one side of the sink with hot soapy water to wash a few dishes because “that’s just how I’ve always done it”, to watering the grass and plants for hours. All of this makes me mental.

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I remember a science fiction story where the marriage license has a seven year term and has to be renewed periodically.

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That’s an interesting concept

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

"The Puppet Masters" by Robert A. Heinlein. There's an acceptable movie version of the book. The marriage scene isn't in the movie, though.

[–] asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

This sounds like a great idea when I look at all the married people around me.

[–] InevitableWaffles@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

This idea is also in the beta canon Star Trek novels. If I remember correctly, it was the Vanguard series with Carol Marcus and James Kirk dissolving their marriage.