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Did you switch from r/wallstreetbets to selling gold miners their shovels? A very successful approach.



Just don't get divorced.

The "shovel guy": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Brannan

> Brannan's wife divorced him and he was forced to liquidate much of his real estate to pay her one-half of their assets. He died poor and in relative obscurity


Better still - don't get married. It's just a piece of paper that says somebody else can take half your stuff.


Modelling marriage as an unhedged call option, interesting.


Not necessarily. The option could go either way - you might be the wealthier party but it could also be that your spouse is the wealthier one. You could also have a prenup, but that would still involve lawyers.

I just don't see the benefit to the standard government marriage scheme. Domestic partner benefits have basically the same upside and very little downside these days. From a legal perspective marriage is almost entirely about property/money. There are plenty of people who have a loving and marriage-like relationship without getting the state's permission (piece of paper).


Why downvote if you won't correct me?


Now this is downvoted? Looks like someone's irrational and taking an unfounded emotional stance on the legal issue of marriage.




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