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half of the population has below 100 IQ... AngryAmish Jan 2013 #1
half of the population has below 100 IQ... Flashmann Jan 2013 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #17
You can't believe that all or most of those who have a child without first getting married onenote Jan 2013 #43
What does that have to do with the OP? morningfog Jan 2013 #65
because the tests are designed to fall out on a bell curve. best predictor of your score on an HiPointDem Feb 2013 #78
Birth control pills are expensive (but will be covered soon)! sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #2
'Expensive' compared to what? elleng Jan 2013 #16
Pizzas. $30/month buys 3 or more pizzas. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #22
THANKS for that, elleng Jan 2013 #24
A drop in the bucket HappyMe Jan 2013 #26
A kid is a VERY nice house. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #47
I've Seen Far Higher... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #85
As someone who raised two kids SheilaT Feb 2013 #126
Birth control pills are already covered for the poor. My daughter has two friends who get them free. DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #56
Where do they get them? redqueen Feb 2013 #95
They get them at CVS and I stand corrected, one gets them free and the other pays 4 dollars DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #112
Message auto-removed PointZeroZeroOne Feb 2013 #86
I'd say the message outside school was truebluegreen Feb 2013 #88
Message auto-removed PointZeroZeroOne Feb 2013 #91
I assume you won't be complainig of increased ins. costs? Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #89
What the ???? I think it's great that insurance will have to provide BC sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #93
Ain't nothing free. It's free to the beneficiary, but it costs big time... Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #117
well, the simple math is not that simple cally Feb 2013 #125
I have no problem with higher insurance premiums. Laelth Feb 2013 #102
That's my point. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #127
I don't think it's so simple A Little Weird Feb 2013 #128
get a condom in a gas station bathroom for 50 cents forthemiddle Feb 2013 #98
I would never do this... Agschmid Jan 2013 #3
From the male point of view, it was hard... Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #4
Maybe ask the people who wish they'd never gotten married. nt redqueen Jan 2013 #5
^^^THIS!!!^^^ KansDem Feb 2013 #76
We are old-fashioned, I guess. murielm99 Jan 2013 #6
Well, first he puts his penis in her vagina... RevStPatrick Jan 2013 #7
TMI! TMI! Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #10
Message auto-removed PointZeroZeroOne Feb 2013 #80
I was sad reading your post ... JoePhilly Feb 2013 #135
Don't know about everyone Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #9
having your children when married does not ensure you will never be a single parent. Marrah_G Jan 2013 #11
Damn skippy. riqster Jan 2013 #18
thank you for that notadmblnd Jan 2013 #58
Thank goodness for your husband's union Marrah_G Jan 2013 #59
parenthood joelbny Feb 2013 #92
only financially notadmblnd Feb 2013 #115
And there's a *slight* difference between "not married" and "single." (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #119
Tell me something I don't know. My father died when all us kids were under 10. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #121
I don't know. HappyMe Jan 2013 #12
wow blogslut Jan 2013 #13
My sister married all the guys who got her pregnant abelenkpe Jan 2013 #14
Tell me about, I am actually surprised when my clients are married with children. Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #15
In your last sentence exboyfil Jan 2013 #21
In some cases yes...... Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #33
Its better than having one with their pet madokie Jan 2013 #19
Because strangers generally won't cooperate in the process. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #20
Win jberryhill Jan 2013 #53
Haha! Chemisse Feb 2013 #82
Yeah, right. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #120
Because they're not thinking with the highest layers of their brains slackmaster Jan 2013 #23
Marriage doesn't always mean a lifetime commitment. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #25
Why is it any of your concern? rbrnmw Jan 2013 #27
+1 leftstreet Jan 2013 #41
I agree liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #73
I think so too. Chemisse Feb 2013 #83
No shit... pipi_k Jan 2013 #28
Too many people get the red out Jan 2013 #32
When I worked with street kids, I lost track of the number of girls who had been Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #37
That's what I was trying to say! thanks. nt raccoon Jan 2013 #34
what about all those people who get married thinking they just married the sweetest person on Earth? liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #64
That's why pipi_k Feb 2013 #131
It's easy to judge but human behavior is very complex liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #133
Since when did marriage become a lifetime commitment? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #71
maybe not ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #81
Thank you, and I would also say pipi_k Feb 2013 #97
Having been married pipi_k Feb 2013 #96
Wow ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #99
yeah, three times pipi_k Feb 2013 #105
Whoops thats why Drale Jan 2013 #29
I know I was a mistake mythology Jan 2013 #50
One possibility - more and more getting married is all about the BIG wedding hedgehog Jan 2013 #30
I don't know pipi_k Jan 2013 #36
because people fuck datasuspect Jan 2013 #31
Because they can, want to, it was an oops bigwillq Jan 2013 #35
Because they want to? Zoeisright Jan 2013 #38
Back in the days of the Iran-Contra controversy, I had a teaching colleague who Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #39
Short sightedness and lack of critical thinking skills. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #40
Careful where you are going with that ... onenote Jan 2013 #46
I'm suggesting that if you pick a statistically significant and random sample set of people... OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #48
Do you think folks have kids without getting married because they're stupid or are they stupid onenote Jan 2013 #49
Depends on the situation, really. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #55
So, you think choosing to have kids out of wedlock is stupid morningfog Jan 2013 #66
No you don't have it right... let me write more easily understood for you. OneTenthofOnePercent Feb 2013 #70
You just confirmed what I understood: morningfog Feb 2013 #74
The most important decision you will ever make in your life Freddie Jan 2013 #42
That is wise advice! never heard it before, but it's good. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #75
The RW likes to say that that's how the woman gets a guarantee of welfare so she kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #44
Live for the moment* Riftaxe Jan 2013 #45
Possibly lack of birth control, or it just fails sometimes shenmue Jan 2013 #51
They think it's romantic? frogmarch Jan 2013 #52
Usually by accident. yellerpup Jan 2013 #54
Because some people have sex before getting married. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #57
How about we've both been divorced and once was enough? al_liberal Jan 2013 #60
And here I thought Gladys Kravitz had died. LeftyMom Jan 2013 #61
what about single people that make lots of money? liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #62
Fuck if I know. MadrasT Jan 2013 #63
Because it's less icky than having them with their brothers or sisters? Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #67
If they procreate with a boyfriend/girlfriend, how are they single? TransitJohn Jan 2013 #68
Because people in the "girlfriend/boyfriend" arena love fucking more than breathing. Whovian Jan 2013 #69
Why on earth do you think these kids were planned? jeff47 Feb 2013 #72
That's a hell of a lot pipi_k Feb 2013 #101
Yes, the most common failure mode is improper use (nt) jeff47 Feb 2013 #107
Message auto-removed PointZeroZeroOne Feb 2013 #77
I expect many of these couples are living together. Chemisse Feb 2013 #79
What an amazingly ignorant post, in so many ways. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #84
Ignorance? redqueen Feb 2013 #94
You're the one who's amazingly ignorant if you don't know that often it is a fight to get child raccoon Feb 2013 #122
This is really an odd question, IMO... cynatnite Feb 2013 #87
Accidents....urge to have children....subconsciously want children Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #90
My theory is people generally want and expect the natural outcomes of their actions. Romulox Feb 2013 #100
+1 I saw Pew research that suggested single-parenthood is no longer negative, no matter the demograp patrice Feb 2013 #111
Because - it's none of your business n/t iwillalwayswonderwhy Feb 2013 #103
It absolutely is pipi_k Feb 2013 #106
But the issue of marriage is irrelevant liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #110
Please see pipi_k Feb 2013 #130
I don't care how long anybody stays with anybody liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #136
The father of my kids died when they were 8, 11, and 14 iwillalwayswonderwhy Feb 2013 #113
Actually I wasn't speaking of pipi_k Feb 2013 #129
Thank you! somebody gets it. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #123
Being a married parent can be far more difficult than being a single parent. Zorra Feb 2013 #104
It's not always easier that's for sure liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #108
A badge of "Pro-Life" "sainthood" & status for some financially secure emptynester grandparents? patrice Feb 2013 #109
Biological clock ticking and no Mr./Ms. Right treestar Feb 2013 #114
'cause having them with your enemies sucks Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #116
That's an impressively patronizing OP, even by moralist DU OP standards. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #118
My girlfriend and I have a child and have been together for 10 years... Earth_First Feb 2013 #124
Because they're having sex? MineralMan Feb 2013 #132
You think a marriage certificate will magically make a relationship good?? Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #134
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