They're two different characters.
Sorry to have to let you down like that.
Sorry to have to let you down like that.
Married or Divorced?
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Maybe Divorce should come first?
(Gender lines don't always apply here.)
The provider hands over half of everything they have on day one to the pretty one, and they stay as long as they care to.
Something else to consider.
Reincarnation.
Sure the Greeks thought that you needed a thousand years to forget your last life, but what if the second someone dies, their soul flits out and and jumps into the nearest foetus?
Munroe becomes O'Brien.
(Gender lines don't always apply here.)
The provider hands over half of everything they have on day one to the pretty one, and they stay as long as they care to.
Something else to consider.
Reincarnation.
Sure the Greeks thought that you needed a thousand years to forget your last life, but what if the second someone dies, their soul flits out and and jumps into the nearest foetus?
Munroe becomes O'Brien.
They are two different characters who got staffed on the ship because they look like Riker's mother.
Sleep with his mother, kill his father, rip out his own eyes?
I could get behind that.
I could get behind that.
We have that now, it's called "just living together."
Depending on where in the world you are living (only nine states in the US recognize this), eventually that can become untrue because of de facto marriages. Once a recognized time limit is crossed, if these laws apply to your region, you become eligible for all normal marriage legal entitlements from the state, by the state and each other.
We have that now, it's called "just living together."
Yeah, if the emphasis is on "JUST".
A spoonerism of "Just living together" would be "Lust jiving together", which sounds infinitely more exciting.
I sprayed my drink out laughing, when I read that!
Hope you remembered to turn your head first.
Unfortunately, no, I ... I didn't.
This question of being Married or Divorced is kind of interesting in TNG, when viewed in the show's own logic. In this universe where Humans are so evolved and beyond pettyness and ... and so forth. So this applies only to finances and snobbery, but not interpersonal relations? Surely, divorce is an uncommon practice in the 24th Century, when every married couple puts aside their foolish pride and makes a concerted effort with no conditions. Otherwise, this "evolved sensibility" seems rather narrow and selective, to me ...
This question of being Married or Divorced is kind of interesting in TNG, when viewed in the show's own logic. In this universe where Humans are so evolved and beyond pettyness and ... and so forth. So this applies only to finances and snobbery, but not interpersonal relations? Surely, divorce is an uncommon practice in the 24th Century, when every married couple puts aside their foolish pride and makes a concerted effort with no conditions. Otherwise, this "evolved sensibility" seems rather narrow and selective, to me ...
No money, no possessions, no property.
You get nothing from marriage but the person, and take nothing when you leave.
The only problem is children.
You get nothing from marriage but the person, and take nothing when you leave.
The only problem is children.
Pulaski then said something like, she was still good friends with all three men. So as funny as this is, unfortunately not very likely...
I bet Riker is hitting the knees every night thanking the Lord that Pulaski didn't marry his dad. Imagine having her as your stepmother.
Unfortunately, we, the TNG audience, met Kate Pulaski post-menopause. Without a doubt, she was much sweeter in her day, when she was a beauty who easily caught even the most wandering eye. What's not clear is when, exactly, Kyle met Kate. He did not get over his wife's death easily, that's certain. It's possible, though, that if Pulaski came along during Wil's pre-teen years, then Kyle would've felt good enough about himself that he would've found renewed interest in his role as a parent. Wil wouldn't have had as much emotional baggage, then. Whether he would've resented Pulaski's hard to say, as everything on this show has to be so entertainingly soap opera'ish. But, in short, I think Kate wouldn't have made such a bad step-mother.
Polygamy can't be illegal under Federation law, even if it's illegal under Earthican law, since Earth law and Federation law are probably not identical (Every other home world in the Federation has it's own identity separate of the Federation in case it feels the need to seced, so why not Earth too?) because of the Tellerites and eventually probably we assume the Denobulans.
Kyle coud have almost married kate while he was married to Will's mum and everything would have been kosher.
Remember, no money or property means no taxes and no division of assets.
Of course, upon divorce, as your requirements change and the shape of your family changes the local planning authority would kick you out of your nice big house and herd the family into at least two smaller houses.
Group marriage equals = Superior collective resources.
I could se a point where a family group could be so large and entwined that it demands an entire moon to live comfortably.
(Yes, that would probably also still be called a Cult in the 24th century.)
Kyle coud have almost married kate while he was married to Will's mum and everything would have been kosher.
Remember, no money or property means no taxes and no division of assets.
Of course, upon divorce, as your requirements change and the shape of your family changes the local planning authority would kick you out of your nice big house and herd the family into at least two smaller houses.
Group marriage equals = Superior collective resources.
I could se a point where a family group could be so large and entwined that it demands an entire moon to live comfortably.
(Yes, that would probably also still be called a Cult in the 24th century.)
I'm not aware of too much about polygamy, but I was always under the impression that there's like a hierarchy, of sorts, when it comes to the multiple spouses. There's a #1 wife, let's say, with the rest being subordinates of varying standing within the Pecking Order. Status seems to be driving polygamy, in the first place. So, when you factor STAR TREK "economics" into the mix, it's hard to see what the appeal of being in such a relationship would be for the average Human. The whole system would be too unstable without some type of discipline at work, at which point it starts becoming fetishistic, somehow.
No, polygamy isn't the answer for those interested in multiple, committed partners in the 24th Century ... and Beyond.
An Open Marriage is the only way to go. In fact, if STARFLEET could in any way be envisioned in some form of reality, most married officers in it would have to be in an Open Marriage, it would seem like. Fortunately, Galaxy Class starships are Fun for the Whole Family, but not every starship in the Fleet can be so accomodating, in that respect. And when your romantically involved with someone who's Geographically Unsound - then having someone on the side, waiting in the wings, would make all the difference. Yes, someone could hit the holodeck, which may be fine for VOYAGER's EMH, but normal Humans need something far more substantial.
No, polygamy isn't the answer for those interested in multiple, committed partners in the 24th Century ... and Beyond.
An Open Marriage is the only way to go. In fact, if STARFLEET could in any way be envisioned in some form of reality, most married officers in it would have to be in an Open Marriage, it would seem like. Fortunately, Galaxy Class starships are Fun for the Whole Family, but not every starship in the Fleet can be so accomodating, in that respect. And when your romantically involved with someone who's Geographically Unsound - then having someone on the side, waiting in the wings, would make all the difference. Yes, someone could hit the holodeck, which may be fine for VOYAGER's EMH, but normal Humans need something far more substantial.
If everyone's perfect, how can there be horrendous marriages?
I agree
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