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Are The Straights OK?

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Is someone holding these poor souls hostage and forcing them to be together?

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[–] mindbleach 12 points 5 days ago

It's because divorce was illegal.

No-fault divorce is a big fucking deal for American culture, because it ended this enforced permanence for relationships that went sour. All of the "wife bad" boomer humor comes from the fact a marriage could not simply end.