Discussing Marriage with my Girlfriend

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I am of the opinion we overprescribe pharmaceuticals, espeically stuff like Adderall.
 
redbetta said:
Also, you Americans recommend counseling for everything. Honestly, talk is cheap: it makes no tangible difference in one’s life.
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My British husband said that…until he needed it.

If you’ve never needed or used it, you might not understand that. Not a nasty remark, either. A lot of Americans say the same thing…until they need it.
 
Men die earlier than women for all sorts of reasons. A big one is that men take riskier jobs and more risks in general.
 
That’s not what kills them.

Heart disease is the leading Western cause for men. Not risk taking.
 
How about we have reasonable expectations at work and school so that we don’t have to spend so much time in therapy or numbing ourselves with chemicals? Seriously, it’s going to blow up in our collective face eventually.
 
Yes I do LOL. 😉 But risk taking doesn’t clog your arteries, said the RN. That’s what heart disease is - not just having a massive coronary.
 
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redbetta:
Also, you Americans recommend counseling for everything. Honestly, talk is cheap: it makes no tangible difference in one’s life.
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My British husband said that…until he needed it.

If you’ve never needed or used it, you might not understand that. Not a nasty remark, either. A lot of Americans say the same thing…until they need it.
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Oh yeah.

In my youth I thought folks with depression, anxiety and panic just needed to do a better job of “dealing with their sh!t”.

…until I had my first panic attack. Then I converted.
 
My professor the other day was saying that estrogen may be good for your heart. But, men tend to find ways to leave this planet.
 
That is a thought - that estrogen has protective properties. I’ve read that research. It’s fascinating.
 
redbetta said:
My professor the other day was saying that estrogen may be good for your heart. But, men tend to find ways to leave this planet.
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Biggest group via heart/stroke.

So, stress. Which talk helps alleviate.
 
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Men take riskier jobs. They tend to commit suicide more often by things like guns instead of pills, which are more effective. Men commit more violent crimes. There are more men in the military.
 
I’m not going to belabor the point, but what kills men is pretty documented. Occupation hazard, war and suicide aren’t particularly high on the list (at least for Americans).
 
Does anyone remember what the thread about in the first place?

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Tulitas said:
Plus it takes YEARS to get off the after hours shift. I know many women in pharmacy that thought it would be great for families. Not so much. Their husbands spend all the after school hours with the kids and they miss a lot of activities.
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Ooooh, that is an excellent point. Pharmacy is not necessarily a 9-5 job, because it’s a retail position.
Vonsalza said:
“Talk” is hugely important. The relative lack of it is one the the reasons men typically die earlier than women. We don’t “talk about it” quite as much. Hold it in. Raise that blood pressure until that plaque gets knocked loose and kills us.
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Right. I believe there’s been some research that says that social-connectedness (just by itself) extends people’s lives.
Pup7 said:
My British husband said that…until he needed it.

If you’ve never needed or used it, you might not understand that. Not a nasty remark, either. A lot of Americans say the same thing…until they need it.
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Right.

I have to say that it’s typical of depressed people to keep on saying that nothing will help, nothing will do any good.
Pup7 said:
hat’s not what kills them.

Heart disease is the leading Western cause for men. Not risk taking.
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Right.
Vonsalza said:
So, stress. Which talk helps alleviate.
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…and just companionship.
Vonsalza said:
I’m not going to belabor the point, but what kills men is pretty documented. Occupation hazard, war and suicide aren’t particularly high on the list (at least for Americans).
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Right. There are actual stats on this.
redbetta said:
That is basically the fate of every thread.
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Indeed.
 
Tulitas said:
Does anyone remember what the thread about in the first place?
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Eh. OP checked out 2 hours after thread was created.

It has evolved/intelligently designed into a different direction - depending on where you stand in the ever-present evolution thread 🙂
 
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