Zuckerberg Updates Relationship Status To "Married"

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Zuckerberg Updates Relationship Status To "Married"

Posted by timothy on Sunday May 20, 2012 @12:27AM from the don't-call-her-his-plus-one dept.

theodp writes "A day after taking Facebook public, CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed his Facebook status to 'married' after wedding longtime girlfriend and recent med school grad Priscilla Chan on Saturday. No word if Zuckerberg heeded Donald Trump's prenup advice."

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If you're subscribed to him.. by Severus+Snape · 2012-05-20 00:30 · Score: 5, Insightful

on facebook you'll already know this. If you aren't, chances are you don't care.
1. Re:If you're subscribed to him.. by jellomizer · 2012-05-20 00:37 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I agree Facebook is too mainstream to be news for nerds. If he married a Robot or an executive from Google. That may be a little different.
  
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2. Re:If you're subscribed to him.. by Intrepid+imaginaut · 2012-05-20 00:51 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Well this news should satisfy both those that wish him well, and those that wish him pain and suffering.
3. Re:If you're subscribed to him.. by Rich0 · 2012-05-20 01:18 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Marriage...has only held on as long as it has because of the tax benefits involved. Dump the tax benefits of marriage and watch the marriage rate plummet overnight.
  Not sure I can buy into this side of your argument. When you consider everything involved, do you really think that people get married primarily for tax reasons? Half the people who get married spend so much on the event that I find it hard to believe that they ever recoup that in taxes unless they make $200k/yr or something.
  Tons of marriages are between people in their mid-20s who barely have jobs let alone a grasp of tax accounting.
  I think the main driver for marriage is tradition and pressure by family to conform to social norms. That, and nobody in love really wants to plan for the incredibly unlikely event that something will go wrong.
4. Re:If you're subscribed to him.. by rainmouse · 2012-05-20 01:27 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  If he married a Robot or an executive from Google. That may be a little different.
  I dunno I found it somewhat interesting. Looking at some pictures of his new wife shows her to be rather plain looking and frequently struggling with her weight. I find myself constantly looking for reasons to hate the guy, but at least respect is due to someone who marries his pre-fame college sweetheart when he could likely take his pick from just about any of the top millionaire supermodels.
5. Re:If you're subscribed to him.. by BasilBrush · 2012-05-20 02:31 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  I think the main driver for marriage is tradition and pressure by family to conform to social norms.
  For men.
  For women, they've mostly been dreaming about their wedding day and married bliss since they were children. It's the fairy tale dream come true. And that's why they consider no expense is too much for the wedding day.
  Yes, I generalise. That's what men do.
6. Re:If you're subscribed to him.. by In+hydraulis · 2012-05-20 02:49 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  For women, they've mostly been dreaming about their wedding day and married bliss since they were children.
  And why?
  
  Because they've had this "dream" pounded into their heads since the day of their birth by their equally-brainwashed mothers.
  
  Same deal with the perceived need to have kids. Gotta get those buns in the oven, you know. How many times have you seen mummy's little girl pushing along a wee toy pram with a wee baby doll in it? Who brought that damned and damning prop into the kid's life?
  
  Looks like tradition (in its worst guise) and familial pressure to me.
7. Re:If you're subscribed to him.. by Andtalath · 2012-05-20 03:14 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  It's a smart move actually.
  If you marry someone you started dating before they knew you had money, you know they like you and not just your wallet.
  This is not a small thing.
8. Re:If you're subscribed to him.. by Loosifur · 2012-05-20 03:15 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  What is with Slashdotters? Plain? Stocky? "Struggling with her weight?" If you go outside twice a week you'll see that this is what most people look like. I think she's a cute girl who probably weighs what normal women weigh, for all that it's my business or even of interest to me. She wouldn't stop the music walking into a bar, but she'd definitely get a few drinks bought for her.
  Struggling with her weight, please. She's wearing an H & M skirt that comes up to her nose. Aunt Flo was probably in town and she threw something baggy on to go buy groceries. If and when you con some woman into marrying you that will make sense.
  God, seriously, you people and your sharp knees...
  
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9. Re:If you're subscribed to him.. by CaptainLard · 2012-05-20 03:16 · Score: 4, Interesting
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States#Year_2012_income_brackets_and_tax_rates
  
  The US 33% tax bracket starts at $178K filing single and $217k filing jointly. So if you and your spouse both made $175k pre marriage, just getting married increases your tax rate by 5%. I'm guessing the majority of husbands and wives both work full time nowadays so most people are getting screwed. Those that aren't, have a home maker or trophy wife for a spouse.
  
  In that case, you get those extra 5% in taxes (or $8k) off your tax bill but are also giving up $40k worth of second incomes! And half your assets in the imminent trophy wive divorce (zing!). But if being with your spouse makes you forget about shit like "tax brackets" on every day but April 15, you're good to go. Otherwise you're making a tea party stump speech, grover norquist, or shouldn't be getting married.
10. Re:If you're subscribed to him.. by rubycodez · 2012-05-20 04:17 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  they've already been together for 9 years, far longer than average "marriage" (a legal term for a license). Mark already could have had any woman he wanted, and he continues to choose Priscilla.
Okay... by FreedomOfThought · 2012-05-20 00:32 · Score: 5, Insightful

Why is this news? This is something you would find on entertainment tonight.
Is this "stuff that matters?" by betterunixthanunix · 2012-05-20 00:33 · Score: 4, Insightful

Is this "news for nerds?"

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1. Re:Is this "stuff that matters?" by Anonymous Coward · 2012-05-20 00:46 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  "Nerd gets married", how is this not news? There is hope for us all!
2. Re:Is this "stuff that matters?" by BasilBrush · 2012-05-20 02:35 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  It is a relief he got married. A nerd with a girlfriend was an unsettling phenomenon.
Let's discuss TFA by betterunixthanunix · 2012-05-20 00:37 · Score: 4, Insightful

The person would not discuss the names of others who attended to protect their privacy.
Oh the irony...

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Re:Hahahahaha by jellomizer · 2012-05-20 00:40 · Score: 5, Funny

As you sit alone. Lonely and Miserable.

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Re:Who cares? by AngryDeuce · 2012-05-20 01:15 · Score: 4, Insightful

As if 99% of the people on the average Facebook junkie's friend's list are actually "friends" in the first place.
Facebook has taken the word 'friend' and perverted it to mean anyone you've ever spoken to in your life, at any point of your life, from kindergarten to present, and the sick thing is, people actually are starting to think of those people as their friends.
GP was being a douche, I'll grant that, but let's not pretend that Facebook friends are actually friends in the true meaning of the word. People collect friends on Facebook like they're Pokemon...
Re:longtime girlfriend? by Nidi62 · 2012-05-20 01:29 · Score: 5, Funny

isn't that marriage?
No. When you have a girlfriend you're still having sex.

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Re:ANd a Doctor by Anonymous Coward · 2012-05-20 01:54 · Score: 5, Insightful

Napster is great, everyone uses it, it's going to be around for ever!
Yahoo! is great, everyone uses it, it's going to be around for ever!
MySpace is great, everyone uses it, it's going to be around for ever!

Later...

Facebook is great, everyone uses it, it's going to be around for ever!
Re:Marrying Ages of Tech's Rich and Famous by Nemyst · 2012-05-20 02:59 · Score: 4, Funny

All this shows is that Ellison is an ass even in his personal life.
Re:Hahahahaha by Loosifur · 2012-05-20 03:08 · Score: 5, Funny

40 pounds? It might seem strange to you, given your...perspective...but heterosexual men aren't really attracted to anorexic models. Yes, they're easy to drape clothes on, which I'm sure comes in handy in your profession, but they don't really look, well, feminine. Again, not something you're concerned about, but the rest of us kinda dig chicks, see?

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Re:longtime girlfriend? by Zero__Kelvin · 2012-05-20 04:50 · Score: 5, Funny

"The studies have shown that married people have more sex than the unmarried"
Yes, but not necessarily with each other.

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Re:Hahahahaha by allcoolnameswheretak · 2012-05-20 07:28 · Score: 4, Insightful

Actually she's not fat, and she looks very pretty and sweet. More likely than not, she is also very intelligent. In short, the kind of woman that you will probably never have.
Re:Hahahahaha by mc10 · 2012-05-20 08:13 · Score: 4, Insightful

She looks perfectly fine. Too many people like you promote the development of anorexic models.