Why is that such a common thing? While there are certainly people in other generations who have bad marriages and go through bitter divorces, spouse hatred seems so much less common among other generations...

  • AlexandairBabeuf [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    lots of good answers in this thread, but ya gotta note that a lot of what you hear are legitimately jokes.

    even boomers crack jokes you're not supposed to take serious.

    • KobaCumTribute [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      a lot of what you hear are legitimately jokes.

      Yeah, the comedian that popularized that style of joke had, by all indications, a very long and happy marriage, with his wife traveling with him while he was touring and helping him write his material, meaning a lot of the jokes would have been exaggerated in-jokes between them or self-deprecating humor on her part.

      • CommieElon [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Rodney Dangerfield?

        Edit: not Rodney Dangerfield. Benny Youngman who was married to his wife from 1928 -1987. His main joke was “take my wife please.”

    • Hoodoo [love/loves]
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      3 years ago

      Hard to ignore it coming from a generation with such shatteringly high divorce rates.