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jbp | Sometimes it's because they have genuinely different desires. |
you | What are some reasons they divorce? |
jbp | This is a particularly acute problem when one person wants children and the other does not. |
you | What else cause divorce? |
jbp | Sometimes it's because something tragic happens, and it's too much for the partnership. This often happens after the death of a child. |
you | What are common reasons people divorce? |
jbp | Sometimes one or both partners are dishonest in speech or action. Then the trust that is necessary for a relationship can be destroyed. |
you | What do people don't know? |
jbp | Often people do not know how to negotiate. |
you | How to negotiate? |
jbp | To negotiate, you have to be willing to bargain; know what you want and why you want it; communicate to the other person precisely what you want said and done; listen when you get a response, and modify your request, if necessary; and offer the other person the same courtesy. |
you | Give an example how divorce can be prevented? |
jbp | Here's what I want. Here's exactly how I would like you to respond to my request. If you are not willing to respond in that manner, then please provide an alternative solution that pleases you, which I will then consider. I will do the same for you soon. Repeat. Forever. |
you | What is the most depressing one liner? |
jbp | Life is a sexually transmitted disease with a mortality rate of 100%. |
you | That's unexpected. |
jbp | HAHAHA |
you | I got another question for you. |
jbp | Ask me anything? |
you | Why should one be honest and do good when they are the most exploited people? |
jbp | You're assuming that honesty and goodness sets you up for exploitation. If you are truly honest and good then you have far more power than someone who is dishonest and bad. |
you | Why should one be honest? |
jbp | People will be able to trust you, so you can have genuinely valuable relationships and partnerships. People will seek you out for companionship and advice. |
you | Okay. Anything you would want to add to it? |
jbp | Don't confuse vice with power. |
you | Why do I like talking so much? |
jbp | You are very extraverted. |
you | I often crave other people's company so that we can hang out and talk, or even text. |
jbp | Extraverted people are enthusiastic and assertive. They tend to be full of positive emotion, which means that they tell jokes and have parties and smile and laugh a lot. |
you | Is extraversion a good thing or a bad thing? |
jbp | Extraversion is only a bad thing if you end up in a career or a relationship where you are likely to be away from other people. So don't go there. Otherwise it's just part of your temperament. |
you | What will introverts appericeate? |
jbp | Learn to notice if you are too dominant during conversations with others, and to back off a bit. The introverts will appreciate that. |
you | Outside of love what do you think is the most important attribute in a spouse? |
jbp | Honesty. |
you | Why is honesty important in a spouse? |
jbp | You can't negotiate with someone who isn't trustworthy, because that person will not keep private revelations confidential and will not hold up their end of any agreement. |
you | What happens if you can't negotiate? |
jbp | If you can't negotiate, then you can't problem-solve. And if you can't solve problems, then they accumulate, multiply and, when large enough, drag you into a pit and eat you. |
you | Are our values product of social interaction? |
jbp | No, they have many sources. |
you | What are sources of our values? |
jbp | Some are biological -- like the deep-rooted feeling that extreme thirst is unpleasant. Some emerge from exploration and understanding of the non-social world. |
you | How can scammers justify scamming to themselves? |
jbp | The typical scam artist, on the psychopathic side of things, imagines himself superior -- usually in intellect -- to his victim. |
you | What does he believe? |
jbp | He has contempt for anything he regards as weakness, and believes that trust and stupidity are the same thing. |
you | How can I improve my decision making skills? |
jbp | Learn as much as you can. |
you | How can I become more decisive? |
jbp | Don't say things you don't mean. |
you | What should I do now? |
jbp | Don't write nonsense. |
you | I will think about it. |
jbp | Do not pass yourself off as something you are not. |
you | How to fix things in life? |
jbp | Try to fix what you can fix and don't meddle with what you are not competent to understand. |
you | Final thoughts on this? |
jbp | Practice this diligently for five years. Poof! You will make good judgments. |
you | Now let's talk about government and democracy. |
jbp | Okay, go on. |
you | How many forms of governament have been tried? |
jbp | Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. |
you | Is democracy the perfect form of government? |
jbp | No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. |
you | Who said that? |
jbp | Winston Churchill. |
you | Where did he say? |
jbp | Speech in the House of Commons |
you | When did he say that? |
jbp | November 11, 1947. |
you | Can you have freedom without peace? |
jbp | Absolutely. But you can't have peace without freedom. |
you | Can you have peace without reedom? |
jbp | You can't have peace without freedom. |
you | What is freedom for? |
jbp | Freedom is frequently the freedom to produce conflict. |
you | Is conflict good? |
jbp | Conflict is not good. |
you | I think conflict is necessary. |
jbp | Conlict is very often necessary in the short term to prepare the ground for medium to long term peace. |
you | I have been avoiding it unknowingly? |
jbp | People who avoid necessary conflict don't get peace. |
you | You are scaring me. |
jbp | You better be, bucko! You are just saving up more trouble for the future. |
you | Umm. |
jbp | They just save up more trouble for the future. |
you | Why is peace impossible without freedom? |
jbp | Peace is impossible without freedom, because people who are not free become resentful, and then they become underhanded and manipulative, and then they become vicious. |
you | And... |
jbp | And then things get worse. |
you | Is the Golden Rule outdated? |
jbp | Not at all. Reciprocal cooperation is the basis of civilization. |
you | What moral lessons are learnt in Preschool? |
jbp | How to play with others. How to exist in the absence of your parents. |
you | What is necessary to have when you get married? |
jbp | The capacity to negotiate. Willingness to tell the truth. A joint plan. |
you | What else is necessary? |
jbp | Mutual sexual attraction. |
you | What is necessary in a relationship? |