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    Image of TheStarterWife TheStarterWife
    11/13/09

    In reply to Ten Questions To Ask A Man Before You Agree to Marry Him
    Small disagreement on #10. Have a joint account to pay for the household expenses. Have separate accounts for some of your own personal items so no one feels like they have to explain the $20 for a manicure or in my husband's case, the random money spent on what I think is unneeded hair product. (Seriously, the man has a fucking problem with his curly hair.) Update each other weekly on the balances in the separate accounts so no one is surprised when it comes to budgeting and bill paying. But having everything 100% joined always leads to, "Why the did you spend $3 at 7-11? YOU DON'T NEED SLURPEES."

    Both men and women should ALWAYS ask the following: How much are you going to help with housework? Will you do the dishes? What about the bathroom? Are you grossed out by cleaning the toilet? Will you be grossed out when you see me put on the gloves and clean your shit and my period blood off of the toilet seat? If yes, do you make enough to pay for a maid? How often do you believe in cleaning? Daily? Weekly? Bi-weekly? Most people have different definitions of clean.
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    Image of tekamul tekamul
    11/13/09

    @TheStarterWife: You still maintain separate accounts outside of the joint account? You're not married, you're pre-divorced.
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    Image of TheStarterWife TheStarterWife
    11/13/09

    @tekamul: You have to have some money to call your own. Everyone works too fucking hard soul sucking jobs to not have a little money to call entirely their own. I've been in relationships where we handled money 100% jointly and. It. Just. Didn't. Work. #fksfridays
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    Image of I Like Cheap Beer I Like Cheap Beer
    11/13/09

    @tekamul: I disagree. My wife and I don't have a joint account at all. I pay all the bills, and she gives me money toward those "common" expenses. As long as I'm not late with the bills, she doesn't care if I blew $40 on eBay buying a Jan. 1930 edition of the Official Guide to the Railways. Conversely, as long as she makes her contribution on time, if she wants to hit up Amazon and buy the complete collection of V and Friday the 13th on DVD, she's free to knock herself out.
    We don't hide our account info from each other. Either one of us can quickly look at the other's account if either one of wishes.
    Really, it all depends upon the couple. If each are responsible with money and trust each other completely (this cannot be stressed enough), then there's nothing wrong with separate accounts.
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    Image of Hustler of Culture Hustler of Culture
    11/13/09

    @tekamul: See we never created a real joint account. We just split the bills fairly and pay them. Its worked for us... #fksfridays
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    Image of Peter Cavan Peter Cavan
    11/13/09

    @TheStarterWife: I agree with you on the separate bank accounts question. When I was married I used my own account to pay for things for me, like a new computer. I saved the money, I got to buy myself a new toy. When my ex-wife and I split up, we each had our own bank accounts to fall back on. You have to be a little transparent about it so your spouse knows you're not hiding a fortune, but if you can't be honest with them about your finances maybe you shouldn't be married.

    The cleaning issue is huge. I always thought I was messy, but my ex-wife turned out to be the messy one. We'd go months without cleaning the bathroom or the kitchen. Now my apartment isn't spotless but it's a lot less of a disaster than my ex-wife's. I don't know how she can live with all that clutter. #fksfridays
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    Image of cromartie cromartie
    11/13/09

    @Hustler of Culture: I'm with you on this. We have a joint savings account, but separate checking. My wife (who is in college) pays her own car payment, and the lawn treatment, and I pay the rest.

    This idea that you have to combine checking accounts seems kind of silly.

    on the plus side, I've been married six years and, with no kids and no dog, I've cleaned off close to half this list. #fksfridays
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    Image of Juancho Juancho
    11/13/09

    @TheStarterWife: I definitely go with you on this, my parents have been married going on 34 years and they have 2 separate and 1 joint checking. It's also a really good idea to wait a time period (that you both agree on) before combining credit cards or savings accounts. It's like sharing a bed with someone, you have to feel it out first.

    Everyone needs to have their own cash. If you can't trust your mate with that, you can't trust them with anything, and you shouldn't be married.

    My mom handles just about all the bills in my parents' relationship, while my girlfriend's dad handles all theirs. Do you guys like the one person bill authority, or split it up? #fksfridays
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    Image of TheStarterWife TheStarterWife
    11/13/09

    @Juancho: We do it together, so no one is surprised how much the gas bill is, groceries, etc. @When_you_get_the_money_you_get...: I think there are both men and women looking for "bailouts" and the trick is to avoid them, because really? They're still kids and not ready for life. (I once had a boyfriend who ran to his parents every time he couldn't make his ends meet because he blew his cash on stupid shit. If he couldn't plan for himself there was no way he could plan for a family, so I dumped his needy ass.) #fksfridays
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    Image of Juancho Juancho
    11/13/09

    @TheStarterWife: I look at it this way- What's mine is mine, what's yours is yours. This includes large property, personal debts, etc. Now, when you get married, you can ease into stuff and help each other out (that's where love comes in), especially after you start buying stuff together. But you take care of your own. It's just personal responsibility. #fksfridays
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    Image of EditorOfTheDailyFaberian EditorOfTheDailyFaberian
    11/13/09

    @Juancho: I look at it this way- What's mine is mine, what's yours is yours

    You should probably avoid community property states, then. #fksfridays
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    11/13/09

    @EditorOfTheDailyFaberian: I'm nowhere near California or Texas, so I'm good. #fksfridays
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    Image of KaiserSoze KaiserSoze
    11/13/09

    @TheStarterWife: Your only choices are: Daily, Weekly & Bi-weekly.... which begs the question, If I say I only do it once a year (Spring cleaning), does that mean you wont marry me ? #fksfridays
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    Image of TheStarterWife TheStarterWife
    11/15/09

    @KaiserSoze: Yick. #fksfridays
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    Image of P. Escobar, Jets Fan P. Escobar, Jets Fan
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    Deputy Hawk is on high alert in case he sneaks back across the border.
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    Image of FlakJack FlakJack
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    I'm putting my faith in a PR firm that does this for a living.

    As a PR flak, I'd just like to say: Don't be a fucking idiot. I'm sure Joe's Trout and Tackle or whatever the fuck has scraped together tens of dollars to invest in a PR campaign that cares about getting as much ink as possible as with as little work as possible and doesn't really give a shit how it feels to be you. If Oprah wants to put you on air sobbing like a total bitch they'll sign you up for it in a heartbeat as long as the producer agrees to let you wear a fishing vest with the company logo. I hope being a human prop suits your "hyper-competitive spirit" better than having to compete at the highest levels of sport ever did.
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    Image of Steve U Steve U
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    Well Ryan, when you're inevitably murdered by your pusher due to massive outstanding debts, at least you'll have this guy on the case.
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    Image of SteveJeltzFan SteveJeltzFan
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    Corey Feldman, Joe Francis, and...I guess that's Leaf on the right? I didn't think he'd look so much like Dom Irrerra.
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    Image of THEGINOCIMOLICONSPIRACY THEGINOCIMOLICONSPIRACY
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    Ryan Leaf loves football, and you always hurt the one you love.
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    Steve U promoted this comment THEGINOCIMOLICONSPIRACY was starred THEGINOCIMOLICONSPIRACY was unstarred
    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    Ryan has found a good home in Vancouver; Canadians are used to Leafs underachieving.
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    Image of Chris Hanson's Axe Chris Hanson's Axe
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    I sort of decided I didn't want to play because, for something I loved for so long, it sure gave me a lot of pain

    That's the most honest-looking quote I've probably ever seen from an athlete. I don't even want to make fun. I hope he enjoys the rest of his life.
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    Image of Barry Lutz Barry Lutz
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    UPDATE: Shortly after this story went to press, Leaf was signed by the Cleveland Browns.
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    Image of Mr. Praline Mr. Praline
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    And this has nothing at all to do with the fantastic bud coming out of BC these days.
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    On a related note, Quincy Carter will begin giving vermiculture demonstrations every Tuesday at noon in the Dern Tootin' Room of the Abilene (Texas) Science N' Nature N' Whatnot Museum.
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    Image of the earl of weaver the earl of weaver
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    Don't forget to pack your Celine Dions.
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    Image of dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    "I sort of decided I didn't want to play because, for something I loved for so long, it sure gave me a lot of pain," said Leaf. "

    This is the same reason CPSL sort of decided to ask the court to impose a protection order against him for every single girl he ever looked at.
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    Image of MarkKelsosMigraine MarkKelsosMigraine
    10/14/09

    @dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac: CPSL looks like Billy Dee Williams next to Dirktoberfest:

    [deadspin.com]
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    Image of DirkToberFest DirkToberFest
    10/14/09

    @MarkKelsosMigraine: You bastard.

    It's one thing to make me relive my broken heart all over again. It's quite another to compare me to another man and not give me the Billy Dee Williams side of the analogy.

    I'm the coolest cat around! I sometimes ride the elevator with Jon Koncack!
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    Image of SavetoFavorites SavetoFavorites
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    No coaching, no mentoring, no pigskin-related jobs for Ryan Leaf in the near future. For now, he's working with a fishing trip-planning company.

    I have a weird feeling that this all ends up with him punching a walleye.
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    FlakJack promoted this comment Edited by SavetoFavorites at 10/14/09 2:17 PM SavetoFavorites was starred SavetoFavorites was unstarred
    Image of TotallyRuckedUp TotallyRuckedUp
    10/14/09

    In reply to Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders. Part 87
    So he's turning over a new Leaf?

    /it had to be done
    //punches self in the testes in act of violent self-loathing
    ///shows self out wishing someone had done it first so I could mock his toolishness instead
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    comment_ninja promoted this comment TotallyRuckedUp was starred TotallyRuckedUp was unstarred
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    10/14/09

    @kylejahner: you forgot

    /goodbye
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    Image of Hatey McLife Hatey McLife
    10/14/09

    @comment_ninja: Thank you.
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    Image of TotallyRuckedUp TotallyRuckedUp
    10/14/09

    @comment_ninja: Ouch.

    I've been awful of late, no excuses, needed to sit a few plays out and chose not to. I deserved that. I will (more carefully) attempt to redeem myself amongst the unapproved peons.

    /still don't know what the thing I "forgot" was...
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