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that’s basically the ideal
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Re: finding someone xyz% better than your spouse, I think once you’re legally married you have to accept that you may meet someone 500% better than your partner and you are obligated to ignore that person and stay with your partner especially if you have
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You shouldn't feel the urge to abandon the woman who has built her life with yours, even if a 79% "better" woman comes along.
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Have you considered that if you are in a committed relationship and you meet a totally new person who is "25% better" than your partner, then perhaps you are not investing enough in relationships and may not really understand what they're about?
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I trade up for a 10% better wife every year, she just happens to be the same human I started dating 20 years ago
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why would you dump your partner for someone 25% better when you can just slowly nag them into becoming 25% better like a normal person
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If you ever find somebody 1% better than your wife you should divorce her immediately for the new girl.
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![tater tot @parakeetnebula Him, lying in a hospital bed after a catastrophic car accident leaving him paralyzed from the waist down: Thank you for loving me even when it's difficult Me, a rational agent: Not so fast, buster. Our contract clearly states I'm entitled to a tax-free upgrade should I stumble upon someone 10%/25%/125% better than you. And, let's face it, in your current state, practically anyone with a pulse and the ability to walk to the bathroom unassisted is scoring at least 10% higher than you. So, I'm exercising my right to upgrade. It's nothing personal, just trying to maintain my standard of living here. Best of luck with, you know, everything. [I sashay out of the hospital] : CUT TO: parking lot [ the air fills with the sound of tires screeching against asphalt as I peel out of the hospital, racing off to what promises to be a significantly less complicated romantic engagement, only to get t-boned by a Prius. I am sent back to the hospital with severe injuries, culminating in the loss of my lower limbs.] Eliezer Yudkowsky @ESYudkowsky. Feb 4 in a world of greater legibility, romantic partners would have the conversation about "I'd trade up if I found somebody 10%/25%/125% better than you" in advance, and make sure they have common knowledge of the numbers 1:54 AM - Feb 5, 2024 214.2K Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/755/747/97e.jpg "Me, a rational agent: Not so fast, buster.")
