Big whoop

I just don't see the big deal about not following tradition.  What's wrong with deviating from the norm?  Hell, my ideal future--in its simplest form--is finding at least one good mate.  But i think that having alot of mates would be pretty awesome.  Maybe I'll be a non-married polygamist (i.e. pimp-daddy prof).  P.S. "mate" is just a better word than "lover" or "significant other" because lover is too intense and significant other is lamely PC.

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