'Til Tech Do Us Part

WSJdpatton writes "Marriage often requires coping with the loss of some individuality, whether it's adopting a spouse's last name or setting up a joint bank account. Now, some couples say it can be equally tricky to navigate intimacy in the digital sides of their lives. They are running into thorny questions regarding how much to share and how much to keep separate in areas ranging from email addresses to online calendars. For some young newlyweds, this means a debate over whether to combine their blogs. Longtime spouses, meanwhile, say perennial arguments about who has more closet space are now joined by bickering over which TV shows get deleted to make room on the TiVo."

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Re:The Toilet Seat

[bar-agent]

My solution was to close both the seat and the lid. This gives neither side the advantage of default position.

"A good compromise leaves neither side satisfied."

Re:Speaking from experience:

[LWATCDR]

"Each of us has our own checking account that the other one can't access, plus the joint account."
That can be a really bad plan. If you or your wife die then that account will be locked away from you until the estate is settled. Why not each have access but don't use it? You put your wife's name on your account and your name on her account. You then lock away your bank card for her account and she locks away her bank card for your account. My wife and I have separate accounts because of bank cards. We have one savings account but our living money is in our personal accounts. That way I don't get over drawn getting gas because my wife just bought groceries and hadn't transfered more money into the account yet.

I really suggest that you and your wife to be work out your money problems before getting married. Just having different accounts will not prevent the problems you fear. What happens when you two decide that you want to same for something big? Like a house, car, college for the kids, vacation, and retirement,

The biggest problems in marriage happen you and your wife don't share the same goals in life. Marriage is supposed to be forever. You two need to start planning for forever.

Re:HuH

[Mattintosh]

I know guys that have simply settled it by leaving the seat down for a while, not taking careful aim, and then not cleaning the seat. The women seem to relent on the issue after the first few times they sit in piss. At least the ones that aren't into golden showers...

Re:The Toilet Seat

[Citizen of Earth]

You don't want aerosol feces on your toothbrush, hairbrush, drinking glass, or whatever else is around the sink, so just close the lid when you flush.

That myth was busted on MythBusters. Poo is everywhere, no matter what precautions you take. I close my lid to avoid dropping things in.