Meanwhile, At The Huffington Post:

See I like the women that make terrible choices with their lives...

Key word is date would I marry a single mother. I doubt it.

Well long term is very subjective. I mean when I date someone I never see it ending with getting married. I would get married just so I don't have to go on endless pointless dates and relationships that go no where.

The dating part doesn't really interest me it is sorta like going on mini job interviews with strangers.


Article semi related:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/11/more-single-people-than-married-people-first-time?utm_hp_ref=women&ir=Women

Article on single people in US: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-09/single-americans-now-comprise-more-than-half-the-u-s-population.html

See I like the women that make terrible choices with their lives...

Why would you date someone you knew you wouldn't marry going into it?
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Well, I use the term "married" interchangably with "long-term relationship" because *** societal expectations.

I don't know, the entire "dating" process is a mystery to me. My wife and I were in the same circle of friends when we met so we were already doing all kinds of things together regardless. "Dates" were never a thing that really happened. We just sort of gradually started doing things -- and then doing things -- on our own without other friends sometimes. They weren't really "dates" in any classic sense of the word...

Edit: And also, we were together for 14 years before we got married; it was never important to us. Nothing actually changes after getting married, despite what everyone tries to cram down your throat about that topic. Marriage is as much for everyone else to see as it is for the two of you.

Frankly, I think marriage means more to the gay community right now than anyone else, because it means societal acceptance -- to some degree, at least -- of their love. Straight people don't need that, as they've always had it.

The House passed a bill Tuesday that could make it a little harder for people to use government welfare payments to buy marijuana in states where the drug is legal.

Supporters call it the "no welfare for weed" bill.

The bill would prevent people from using government-issued welfare debit cards to make purchases at stores that sell marijuana. It would also prohibit people from using the cards to withdraw cash from ATMs in those stores.

A 2012 federal law already prevents people from using welfare debit cards at liquor stores, casinos and strip clubs.

Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., is the main sponsor of the bill. He said it is a logical extension of existing law now that Washington State and Colorado have legalized marijuana for recreational use.

"The fact that some people are using welfare for weed is outrageous," Reichert said in a statement. "While some may decide to spend their own money on drugs, we're not going to give them a taxpayer subsidy to do it."

The House passed the bill on a voice vote, which does not require lawmakers to cast a recorded vote.

The reach of the bill would be limited, however, because pot smokers could still use their benefit cards to get cash from an ATM at a different store or bank, and then use the money to buy marijuana.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, said he supported the bill. But he complained that it "does nothing to address the tattered safety net."

Why not prevent people from using benefit cards at massage parlors and Cadillac dealerships? Doggett said. "Just blame the poor for being poor."

After 14 years no, nothing changes. After a 6 month or 2 year courtship it does. Big time. I have seen it happen.

And no, gay marriage is not just about acceptance. Its a LOT about equal rights. there are well over 1,000 laws, benefits, and privileges to fierce and important to mention that accrue to married people but not to people who love each other dearly and just cohabitat. We can start with adoption and not nearly begin to end with hospital visitation.

If it was never important to both of you why did you get married? Somehow I think some of those over 1,000 things came into play.

Never fear. Now that marijuana is legal in some states and will likely become so in others, I'm sure the major cigarette companies will expand into the weed market. They'll pull their weight as usual, and the Government will back down.

Frankly if we legalized and regulated all illicit substances, we could actually solve many of Mexico's problems as well as our own, and make big bucks both for our government AND private industry.

In theory this idea used to sound good, but then the idea of the government and the politicians that run it making money off of legalized heroin sales doesn't settle well.

But to be fair they already do with highly potent opiate medication out there.

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to audit the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, a broadly bipartisan call for financial reform that accompanied two other bipartisan votes providing government perks to Wall Street on everything from higher mortgage fees to speculation in securities markets.

The votes underscore unique tensions among both Republicans and Democrats. All three bills garnered strong Republican majorities while essentially splitting Democrats down the middle.

"Today, the House passed the Federal Reserve Transparency Act," Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) celebrated in a Vine video. "Finally, we're gonna audit the Fed."

Of course, the Fed has been audited before. Reps. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas) secured an amendment to audit the central bank under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law, and that audit revealed sweetheart deals for big financial firms.

But the provision remains unpopular at the Fed, big banks and many Capitol Hill offices. It is unclear if the Senate will take up the most recent audit bill, which passed the House by a vote of 333 to 92. Details about the Fed's lending activities are not generally made public without legislation requiring transparency.

Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) was the only Republican to vote against auditing the Fed, while Democrats voted 106 to 91 in favor, demonstrating the degree to which central bank transparency has become a mainstream issue.

Although the GOP is eager to expose the Fed's dealings with big banks, it is equally anxious to dole out favors to financial operators. Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) was the only Republican to vote against the two deregulation bills Wednesday, with all other detractors coming from the Democratic Party. Jones, who also voted to audit the Fed, is the only consistent voice for bank reform among House Republicans.

One deregulation bill, H.R. 5405, would exempt a significant swath of the market for derivatives -- the complex financial products at the heart of the 2008 meltdown -- from Dodd-Frank's new trading rules.

Frankly if we legalized and regulated all illicit substances, we could actually solve many of Mexico's problems as well as our own, and make big bucks both for our government AND private industry.

Until the federal government backs down, which I doubt they will do, big tobacco isn't going to get substantially involved in the weed market.

Chelsea Manning on Tuesday sued Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the Pentagon in federal court for access to hormone therapy, warning that her mental condition is rapidly deteriorating in the face of more than a year of military officials' delays.

In August 2013, the WikiLeaks source formerly known as Bradley Manning began serving a 35-year sentence at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for leaking government documents. But despite the Army's acknowledgment that Manning suffers from gender dysphoria, the prison has so far denied her access to hormones or the opportunity to dress as a woman.

"It has now been more than four years since I was first diagnosed with gender dysphoria, a condition that I have struggled with my entire life," Manning wrote in a legal filing. "I do not believe I will be able to survive another year or two -- let alone twenty to thirty years -- without treatment."

Manning is seeking a preliminary injunction that will allow her to begin treatment as the lawsuit runs its course, which could take years.

Manning's legal complaint details how she has sought access to treatment for gender dysphoria since the start of her imprisonment at Fort Leavenworth. Instead of providing her with appropriate treatment, the Pentagon has sought either to transfer her to a civilian prison or to satisfy her requests with half-measures like allowing her to wear a sports bra.

The Army, which does not allow transgender people to serve, was in the process of discharging Manning over her diagnosis when she was arrested for leaking hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents in 2010.

Too late:

is that real or a good 'shop?

Give the MTF her hormones and call it a day. Seriously, if she has a formal diagnosis, there shouldn't even be a discussion about this.