Hi Lu, welcome aboard. A long shot, but no relation to William (survival of the coolest) Pryor ?
Regards Ian On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 4:35 AM, Louise Pryor<[email protected]> wrote: >> [Lu] >> ... then I say let ANYONE - who can fulfill the requirements - get married. >> >> [Arlo] >> Generally, I find having to "prove" to someone that I am "in love" enough >> to get married problematic. > > > [Lu replies...] > I'm not talking about "being in love" or proof of such, I'm talking about > Basic things that would improve Quality of life; in depth pre-marital > counseling (in their particular religion, or not, as the case may be), no > one marries before they've dated 18 months, Parenting classes (using those > "baby-think-it-over" dolls like a lot of the school kids use now), classes > on budgeting - What I'm talking about is an A.A. (A.S.?) in Real Life. If > you pass the course, you can get Married, if not you'd have to settle for > something more like a civil union. Or maybe you'd only be allowed to get > engaged with an Associates degree, and would actually have to go on to get > your Masters in order to actually marry... > > I understand that I am being very idealistic here, and how on earth would > all this be instituted, and would I want the GOVERNMENT in charge of this?!! > > No - I'm just sayin'... > > And as to the man who became a woman and now is lesbian lovers with his wife > - In my scenerio, if they have offspring, they are Married, and had better > take the welfare of those future adults more seriously than they take their > seriously messed up selves. > > > ...She is of the belief that, like getting a driver's license, people >> should have to demonstrate even basic abilities at parenthood before being >> "allowed" to have kids. I understand her sentiment and frustration too, and >> empathize completely, but I see the solution coming via a cultural >> re-valuing, not a state licensing agency. > > > [Lu] > > I agree, it has to start small - with individuals recognizing the difference > between a Life of Quality and quality of life. > > Lu > >> >> >> But, overall, I agree. Glad to have you aboard, Lu. > > > Thank you. > > Lu > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
