@Bozza This is "common law marriage", and it has existed in Scotland but not England until now. Obviously this is fucking terrible for men because it is marriage by the back door. To any man cohabiting for more than 2 years, get out now. When they bring this law in, it will apply to you retrospectively. Make other arrangements, move out, do a trial separation. If you don't do this, you will suddenly find yourself with all of the downsides of being married. Your live-in girlfriend will change as a result of this power shift. Things will not stay the same. Things will change and you will lose. Ask any man married for more than 3 years. Get out while you can.

@Typo-MAGAshiv Upvoted.

@Bozza Sheesh that sounds terrible? can you post a link?

@Bozza MGTOW dudes have been saying for years:

don't marry. don't cohabitate.

We are so cooked. UK gov wants to bring in a law that if you live with a woman for 3 years she has claim to your finances - to bring things upto "modern arrangements".

@Bozza I had a similar bait-and-switch at my current job involving per diem

Looking for something else too

@Bozza I'm wondering if this is a good use-case for women friends. Not the "let's just be friends" women who are pity dumping you, but actual women friends who really have your back. I have plenty of women friends who are married, from childhood, cousins, etc. Bottom line is: If ANY pretty woman or authority figure is treating you with respect, the women follow.

Hobbies? "My older sister was into vinyl but she had strange tastes so she gave me her reject albums and those turned out to be the classics! After that, I got into collecting!"

@Bozza

Have you read @Whisper's posts?

Brevity is not a downside. A post only needs be sufficiently long to convey the necessary points

Whisper was a master of the shorter post

@Vermillion-Rx Thought it might be a bit short for a forum post, but happy to share.