I mean, what do people talk about when they're married?" "Their kids, I guess." "Maybe that's all they have in common.

Rita Mae Brown
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In the early 70's, the British band "Haircut 100" recorded a song entitled "Married." In the song, the singer asks what you talk about when you're married. The answer is "Your kids." No one else really matters. The singer asks if people get together to talk about nothing but their kids and then says, "Maybe that's all they have in common."

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