BiG_Weasel

When I went through mine, we were a pretty easy case- property was already settled before the judge got to it, and neither of us could afford the house on our own, so we both just filed bankruptcy and let it go at that. What pisses me off the most is child support. My state, NC, has rules about how much I pay, when I pay it, and how they can dock it from my paycheck. They don't, however, have any sort of rules for accountability about how it should be spent. Right now, my ex and her boyfriend are fixing up his house to flip and buy a new one. I know in my gut that's where my CS is going, but I can't say a frickin' thing- even when I get a letter from my kid's school that she has well over $100 racked up in unpaid lunches that the ex hasn't paid for.

My girlfriend doesn't want kids, I don't want any more, and as I said before, we have no intention of making anything legal. We have a "handshake agreement" if you will, that we'll be doing the marriage thing minus the contract. She had the house, and asked me to move in with her, so I did. I pay "rent" and utilities by check, which we view as essentially me helping with the payments. If I want something, I buy it. If she wants something, she buys it- with our own money. If I want to go somewhere, I go. If she wants to go, she goes. This is a much better set-up. You don't get that sense of 'ownership' that you feel when you're married (but you still have that great personal relationship), and don't have to check to see if spending $60 on a game is in the budget. I told her that I'll mow the yard, and if she wants to improve the house, she buys the materials but I'll help with the work. Its a best case scenario- I have no investment in anything in this place that's not mine outright, and she owns nothing jointly with me. If things go bad, we walk w/o any sort of entanglements. If we ever get "married", it will be exchanging vows at a church in front of our friends and family- there will be no marriage certificate.

Would be nice to play it single player w/o a connection so I can play on a laptop when I'm out and about.

I stayed away from WoW for a long while till Cataclysm came out, then picked up WotLK and Cata within a month of each other. I got fooled by Blizz then, and its my last time, too. This is why I didn't buy into the D3 hype, and after seeing all the complaints, connectivity issues, etc, I'm glad I did. While I believe that a lot of the hate is just spoiled players, I think some of the concerns are genuine. Makes me glad I kept my $60, and held onto it for other things- like Torchlight II (which I had the opportunity to beta test, and its fun, btw).

I really enjoyed KoA. It wasn't perfect, but for what it was, it was great. With all that talent attached to it, I think they over-promised and under-delivered, though. This again goes to show that the gov't shouldn't be lending, or guaranteeing loans, to businesses. Tax payers deserve better. This is like Solyndra for the gaming world.

This is like asking "Should console games be locked to the original system they were played on?". Of course not.

@bonorbitz: My pleasure, bud. There are ways around going all-in, that allow the benefits with none of the risk. You just have to know how to game the system.

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@BiG_Weasel said:

I've been divorced for over a year now. Let me tell you this: Do not ever get married legally. If you want to have a preacher/priest do the ceremony, then that's fine. But under no circumstances sign the paperwork. My girlfriend and I live together, and she saw me finish up the divorce process. She agrees that the legal aspect is bullshit, so we're just going to go without it.. Save yourself the hassle. Don't get married, live with your better half, and save your receipts.

This is also what kills me about the religious people being upset about "gay marriage". There are two sides to marriage- The legal side, which is essentially a contract; and the religious side, which is just up to your own personal beliefs.

My girlfriend and I have been living together for 6 1/2 years and we're happy. We're engaged but not in any rush to get married because we want her to finish school before we start dropping money on a ceremony and honeymoon. It scares the shit outta me to hear these divorce/break up stories involving relationships that have been as long if not a little longer than my own because I'm afraid it'll hit me for no particular reason, just paranoia.

I'm liking your idea Big Weasel, about saying "fuck it" to the legal marriage process. Unfortunately, because of laws I'm under the assumption that we won't have rights. For example, if one of us in dying in a hospital the other one won't be able to visit or care for the other person.

Anyway, good luck Unchained! Can't say I've been in your shoes, but it sounds like a lot of good advice is being presented in this thread.

As far as legal rights, you can set limited rights up for her. Get yourself a lawyer, draft a living will, and set her as having Power of Attorney under very specific circumstances. Problem solved.

I've been divorced for over a year now. Let me tell you this: Do not ever get married legally. If you want to have a preacher/priest do the ceremony, then that's fine. But under no circumstances sign the paperwork. My girlfriend and I live together, and she saw me finish up the divorce process. She agrees that the legal aspect is bullshit, so we're just going to go without it.. Save yourself the hassle. Don't get married, live with your better half, and save your receipts.

This is also what kills me about the religious people being upset about "gay marriage". There are two sides to marriage- The legal side, which is essentially a contract; and the religious side, which is just up to your own personal beliefs.

I just finished the PC version, and taking the whole trilogy as a complete story, I wasn't let down. Sure, the ending was abrupt, but the last hour or so of ME3 was some of the best gaming I've had in a long while.

I've met the guy. He's an asshat.