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MountainMama

(237 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:44 PM Mar 2020

Just to amuse myself...

What are we going to have more of after this is over? Babies or divorces?

I am not rooting for either. Maybe it's a test of optimism vs pessimism.

Stay safe!

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Just to amuse myself... (Original Post) MountainMama Mar 2020 OP

Huge baby boom. Investors should get in at the bottom. rickford66 Mar 2020 #1

Quarantinniels underpants Mar 2020 #2

That is a good one! 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #3

Both genxlib Mar 2020 #4

In my area - it is divorces... TomVilmer Mar 2020 #5

Divorces, If the (couples) were on the edge in their relationships, Fla Dem Mar 2020 #6

rickford66

(5,523 posts)

1. Huge baby boom. Investors should get in at the bottom.

Reply to MountainMama (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:50 PM

Mar 2020

Wasn't there a spike in pregnancies after the great blackout in the Eastern US back in the mid 60's ?

underpants

(182,736 posts)

2. Quarantinniels

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:59 PM

Mar 2020

3catwoman3

(23,969 posts)

3. That is a good one!

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:00 PM

Mar 2020

Very good, indeed -

genxlib

(5,524 posts)

4. Both

Reply to MountainMama (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:40 PM

Mar 2020

Including a lot of single mothers.

The first week will seem like a honeymoon.

The last week will seem like hell.

So the answer could very well be both.

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)

5. In my area - it is divorces...

Reply to MountainMama (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 05:07 PM

Mar 2020

... since the rate of families splitting up in violence has doubled. The number of babies will first show around Xmas.

Fla Dem

(23,637 posts)

6. Divorces, If the (couples) were on the edge in their relationships,

Reply to MountainMama (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:01 PM

Mar 2020

this forced habitating will seal the deal.

As for affairs...... how would anyone carry on an affair with home confinement?

Honey, I'm just going out to the grocery store. Ok I'll come with you, I need to get out too.

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