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Originally Posted by Drunk Vegan
What do you think? Is alimony sexist?
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It depends. What did the woman give up to marry the man? Come to that, it's not impossible for a man to get alimony; what did he give up to marry the woman? If it's one of those cases where the woman dropped out of school to support her husband while he got his degree or whatever,
yes, she deserves to be supported until she can support herself. However, she should show a good-faith effort to do so; going back to school should count. If both partners work, no, there should be no alimony. In short, it's too complicated for a short answer.
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How about the "tradition" that the bride's family should pay for the wedding (since a woman is, supposedly, an inherent financial burden, and you're grateful for taking her off your hands. That was the reasoning behind the dowry tradition which was basically the same thing btw).
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I had a friend who, at his wedding, did both dowry and bride-price, which was basically an excuse for the bride and groom to give each other lavish presents. It was beautiful, actually, and she still wears her bride-price amber necklace all the time; he died nearly two years ago. However, slightly more on topic, I think the couple should pay for their own blasted wedding. Now, when my best friend got married this year, her family did contribute, but not because they
had to. His family didn't, but not because they
didn't have to. It has to do with how nice her mother is compared to his, frankly.
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I hear a lot of feminists crying out for equality but I don't think I've ever heard them protesting against the ways in which the scales are tipped in their favor.
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You must not be listening.