Oppo, why is everyone I know getting married and having kids? :(

". ." (xllx) 04/19/2016 at 19:05 • Filed to: None

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I don’t want to be that old. :’(

Just got an invitation to another friend’s wedding. Another bloke putting his handbrake on. It’s high time we stopped this madness!

Nibby > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:06

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MARRY YOUR MOTHER

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:07

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Is it sad I asked myself that question when I was like 19...?

jkm7680 > Nibby 04/19/2016 at 19:07

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Today on Oppo! Nibby promotes incest!

BJ > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:08

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Getting married doesn’t mean getting old and no longer having fun! Having kids on the other hand, that really slows a fellow down...

Nibby > jkm7680 04/19/2016 at 19:10

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Shit, that was not the best thing to write.

Actually, if you have played GTA Vice City, one of the radio shows on there, some woman screams “MARRY YOUR MOTHER!”

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 04/19/2016 at 19:10

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There were freshmen at my college who were married (first) and (then) having babies, so no. Or maybe yes?

It’s sad when you have it happen at 19 and feel pretty good about your life, but then it happens again at 29 and isn’t so great now...

coqui70 > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:10

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Fight for your freedom! Don’t do it! Save yourself!

jkm7680 > Nibby 04/19/2016 at 19:12

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Lol

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 04/19/2016 at 19:12

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I had three girls in my senior HS class having kids, I was 18 at the time. By 19 that jumped to 7 people with kids, a handful engaged

TheHondaBro > Nibby 04/19/2016 at 19:13

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Nibby 04/19/2016 at 19:14

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Of course it’s Nibby who says this.

TheHondaBro > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 04/19/2016 at 19:14

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Joisey.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheHondaBro 04/19/2016 at 19:15

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I dont want to know your fetish

extraspecialbitter > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:16

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I’ve lost many friends due to the same dilemma. But it’s okay. I have bourbon.

:)

:(

. . > extraspecialbitter 04/19/2016 at 19:16

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It’s clearly an epidemic.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 04/19/2016 at 19:17

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My junior/senior high school was actually pretty good, I can only think of 3 girls who had babies over the course of the 6 years I was there. There was also only ~500 people for the 6 grades.

. . > coqui70 04/19/2016 at 19:17

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I have a few shelves of model cars in my living room. They seem to be doing a great job detering women so I’m in no immediate danger.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 04/19/2016 at 19:17

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It was sort of like that for me here. When I was a junior I knew a few seniors that were getting married or having kids. When I was 18 (but graduated) one or two of my classmates had gotten married and/or were expecting.

TheHondaBro > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 04/19/2016 at 19:18

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Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheHondaBro 04/19/2016 at 19:19

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Your fantasy is two women with injected lips in a LFA?

Nibby > TheHondaBro 04/19/2016 at 19:19

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Love this image

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 04/19/2016 at 19:19

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Thats a small school!

TheHondaBro > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 04/19/2016 at 19:21

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Just the LFA bro.

CaptDale - is secretly British > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:22

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I am 24 and some of my friends are getting married. My younger cousin has had a child. I still here sometimes Paycheck to paycheck trying to figure out going back to school. But fuck it. I am having more fun. Right? RIGHT!?

PowderHound > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:25

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I’m 26, I’m getting to the point where all my friends who had serious girlfriends back in HS or College have married and are on one of multiple children. And I’m just over here wondering how much is too much to sink in to a car with 185k on the body but 80k on the motor…

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheHondaBro 04/19/2016 at 19:25

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uh huh..

lone_liberal > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:31

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Wait until you’re old enough to have seen the same friend get married three times.

Master Cylinder > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:37

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Getting married is OK. We don’t plan on having kids, though, so it basically just improved the amount of disposable income we have available. (although I think I probably have less now on account of having to spend some of it on home stuff)

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:38

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If you’re self-assured and know what you want in life, getting married shouldn’t affect it.

Your girl wants to settle down, be sure she knows what you like and roughly what it can cost as a hobby. Get some form of sports car and get her comfortable with its presence as early as possible. Before marriage, and preferably even before engagement.

To some extent, you understand and appreciate your partner’s material interests. A good partner would do the same for you. She needs the opportunity to experience what it means to you. Otherwise it will become “just another expense that we don’t need,” which becomes “I make good money but my wife won’t let me buy a sports car.”

Kids.........yeah, get your sports cars before you have kids. If you’re lucky, you may even be able to keep one and have some time to enjoy it after the first few months of newborn hazing. I’m lucky enough to be in this sort of situation, but things may have turned out differently if I didn’t make an impulse buy shortly after proposing.

yamahog > Master Cylinder 04/19/2016 at 19:43

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TheRevanchist > BJ 04/19/2016 at 19:49

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Vasectomy. Only solution.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > lone_liberal 04/19/2016 at 19:50

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I wouldn’t wish this upon any friend. But if it were to happen...

“Is it them or is it you?”

shop-teacher > Nibby 04/19/2016 at 19:54

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Ha! I forgot about that! That was one of the last video games I played before losing interest in them.

lone_liberal > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 04/19/2016 at 19:54

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Oh we have had that discussion. The first one was definitely her. Can’t blame a guy for divorcing a woman who came after him with a knife. The other one? That’s up for debate. At least he’s still married to #3.

EL_ULY > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:55

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2 incomes for more racecar things

Kids to train into racecar repair helpers/ racecar driving legends! Also, an excuse to buy more diecast cars.

I really don’t see any other reasons why anyone would get married and have beh behs.

shop-teacher > . . 04/19/2016 at 19:56

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Getting older: it’s better than the alternative.

EL_ULY > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 04/19/2016 at 19:57

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Nah, my wife is 19 and is enjoying life more than ever before like me :]

smobgirl > . . 04/19/2016 at 20:05

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My former students are getting married...I'm still single.

Flies With Thunderbirds > Nibby 04/19/2016 at 20:39

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Don’t encourage him

MPA > . . 04/19/2016 at 20:39

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With the right woman, marraige is not a handbrake. Yes, something like 50% fail and end in divorce, but you gotta aim for the other 50%, and make sure you know who you’re marrying, and that they don’t get on your nerves a lot :)

Besides that, I posted this pic on FB 2 years ago. 3 months later I met the woman that would become my wife :)

TheHondaBro > Flies With Thunderbirds 04/19/2016 at 20:43

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I’m CRAAAAAAAAZY!!

Tohru > Nibby 04/19/2016 at 20:47

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Yours first

Tohru > jkm7680 04/19/2016 at 20:55

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you say that like it’s a new occurance

Tohru > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 04/19/2016 at 20:57

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Psh. My highschool (9-12) was 384 kids.

Tohru > . . 04/19/2016 at 20:59

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When you find the right one it won’t deter them. The girlfriend likes my license plate wall.

. . > Tohru 04/19/2016 at 21:06

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Well, my first line of defense is being an ugly, fat bastard. The wall of cars is only for when that’s breached (which is rare). ;)

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > . . 04/19/2016 at 21:10

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Don’t fight it, join use! we are well rested and eat well.

. . > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 04/19/2016 at 21:13

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So you mean there are other things to eat than ramen?

V6 or Bust > Nibby 04/19/2016 at 21:22

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Calm down, Oedipus

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > . . 04/19/2016 at 21:25

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What if I told you, ramen was a style of food, not a specific food?

. . > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 04/19/2016 at 21:28

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I’d say that you’re too fancy for me. :P

Tohru > . . 04/19/2016 at 21:43

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That was my first line of defense too, with the second being a snarky miserable bastard. None of them worked, she’s too determined.

. . > Tohru 04/19/2016 at 21:45

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RIP Tohru. I’ll have a beer in your memory.

Tohru > . . 04/19/2016 at 21:54

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I still have my freedom, there’s not going to be any bells or rings for at least 2-3 years

if she’s willing to tolerate my bullshit that long then she’s earned it, like a badge of honor

. . > Tohru 04/19/2016 at 21:57

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Is your freedom limited to going to bed at 10:30?

Blink 3 times if you’re in need of rescue. :D

Tohru > . . 04/19/2016 at 22:23

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she doesn’t live with me or anything.

I only have to go to sleep early because I’m a fuckin’ idiot and got a job that starts at 630am an hour from my house

. . > Tohru 04/19/2016 at 22:34

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http://bofh.ntk.net/KiwiBlokes/blo…

Which stage are you at?

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > MPA 04/19/2016 at 22:59

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The right woman appreciates and encourages reasonable indulgence in your hobbies. As you would for her.

Kids, however, are an inevitable handbrake. Plan around them.

Tohru > . . 04/19/2016 at 23:46

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I love Simon and the BOFH.

I’m at stage zero. She’s currently 8000mi. away

duurtlang > . . 04/20/2016 at 03:53

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I’m experiencing the same thing for a few years now. Well, friends having kids. Marriage tends to be seen as something old-fashioned and few do it. Where I live you don’t need it for tax incentives anymore either. Anyway, people started having kids around me when I was in my late 20s. I’m 33 now.

That's gonna leave a mark! > . . 04/20/2016 at 06:08

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Age, it doesn’t matter what you want, it’s coming for you.....