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[–] 0 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

As someone in academia, being able to pursuing my own adventure and development is very important to me.

I would be incredibly unhappy to have to give that up.

And it's not like you can take an 18 year break and go back into it. Your knowledge is outdated.

If you aren't actively working in the field, you quickly become obsolete.

So giving it up once is giving it up forever.

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  • [–] 6 points 14 hours ago*

    I can appreciate this, however let's keep in mind that whether she divorces him or not, she has access to literally TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. She could start an entire university or research lab dedicated to whatever her interests are. Being outdated in a field is a little less relevant when you can hire an army of PhDs and grad students to get you back up to speed.

    I'm not saying your point isn't valid, because it totally is a real concern that normal people have to wrestle with. I am saying that when one goes from working class to having access to essentially the GDP of a state, it's harder to make the argument that one wasted their life on a marriage that didn't pan out.

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