• 7bicycles [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    honestly the wording is shit and all but I don't think it's mean spirited. Guy gets punched in the head for a job, I feel like if you marry into that you kind of gotta roll with him not being a poet about things

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Roses are red, violets are blue, I get punched in the head for a living, violets are blue

    • DoubleShot [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      One of those things where, assuming they have a good relationship, his partner will likely get a little chuckle over it and not worry.

    • Ram_The_Manparts [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I mean the "I don't disagree" part clearly implies that he does in fact think his wife is hot, so yeah. It's just clumsy writing.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      1 year ago

      both hot and a great mother

      Well... kinda. He said finding a wife who is a good mother is more important than finding a wife who is hot.

      Which... idk, man. Maybe just stop commodifying women. How about we try that? Quit pretending that relationships are like shopping at Walmart and selecting a spouse is another consumerist decision that the guy makes from a pool of FOR SALE bachelorettes.

  • Rod_Blagojevic [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    Be nice to Ben. He's a pretty good fighter and a great wrestler, but apparently not a top rate writer. He's got a big audience of dudes that are prime Joe Rogan/Andrew Tate/Jordan Peterson audience, and telling these young men not to be shallow morons is a good thing.

    • Solara [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      Other than crypto he is pretty OK on stuff so I've heard. He's good for an MMA fighter at least

  • GnastyGnuts [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Eh, seems wholesome. I see people commenting on the awkward wording, but I'm sure his wife will get the intended compliment just fine without any hard feelings over the phrasing.

  • Dolores [love/loves]
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    1 year ago

    so wait you should only date single mothers? because how can you know someone's mothership qualifications if they aren't one already? :thonk:

    • Solara [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      Eh I think he really got knocked out. Like, he always sucked at striking. He was hilariously bad actually. And he was, what, a few years retired and out of shape when he fought? What do you expect

  • Zodiark [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I don't understand what's so funny about this. His statement seems par the course for what grammatically constitutes a casual tweet.

    Real :LIB: humor Bush-era vibes of "Is our children learning".

    • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I don't think it's funny necessarily but it's awkward how it kind of implies that his wife isn't attractive.

  • Solara [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    Tbh I like Ben askren even though he's a total crypto nerd

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    1 year ago

    Guy who gets professionally punched in the face is here to weigh in on merits of conventional attractiveness. Having a hot wife is important, but what's more important is having a free nanny.