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Yakk · 03-31-2004, 01:13 PM

It is sort of strange. I was wondering why communes where more rare than they are.

I mean, take two traditional pair-bonded families. If they share child rearing work and the work of day to day maintenance (cooking etc), you'd end up with more kid/parent time, better socialized kids, meals would be easier to deal with (cooking for 4 isn't nearly twice as hard as cooking for 2), etc.

The lunch crowd came up with:
1> People can't get along well enough. 2 people married is hard enough! And most of the hard part is the "living together".
2> Maybe it does happen, but they aren't public about it.
3> People are conservative stick in the muds: acting against sociatal norms is +scary+.

If my bias hasn't shown through, I think it would be a great idea in theory, at the least.

But, I'm actually utterly and completely nutz, so my opinion doesn't let you know if you are!

03-31-2004, 01:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	It is sort of strange. I was wondering why communes where more rare than they are. I mean, take two traditional pair-bonded families. If they share child rearing work and the work of day to day maintenance (cooking etc), you'd end up with more kid/parent time, better socialized kids, meals would be easier to deal with (cooking for 4 isn't nearly twice as hard as cooking for 2), etc. The lunch crowd came up with: 1> People can't get along well enough. 2 people married is hard enough! And most of the hard part is the "living together". 2> Maybe it does happen, but they aren't public about it. 3> People are conservative stick in the muds: acting against sociatal norms is +scary+. If my bias hasn't shown through, I think it would be a great idea in theory, at the least. But, I'm actually utterly and completely nutz, so my opinion doesn't let you know if you are! __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.