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Justin Murphy
@jmrphy
"Co-parenting" is a trending practice, where a man and woman agree to have a baby, with no romance or marriage involved. This is next-level exploitation of the male provider instinct. Man gives sperm and money, gets 1/5 of the time with child. No love, no respect. Insane.
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Justin Murphy
@jmrphy
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@Aella_Girl
Totally let them go for it. I don't think there's an equilibrium here for anyone but the tiny subset of outliers. All the power to the outliers, insane for most men.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@jmrphy
I mean you just assume these men get neither love not respect and, I'm guessing, you're also assuming they only get 1/5th of the time. Maybe that's what they prefer? I assume if this is undesirable for most men then most won't do it. Isn't co-parenting a small movement anyway?
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Justin Murphy
@jmrphy
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@Aella_Girl
I'm not assuming, I'm referring to the article I cited. One man fell in love, so it ended disastrously in a custody battle. The other guy sees his kid one day each week and every other weekend. I'm not mobilizing to ban it, just saying it seems insane for the men.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@jmrphy
I didn't see article you cited? I think I might have read that one earlier. If that is a representative sample then it seems like the women are the primary caregivers. Was this the arrangement they made starting out?
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