If you had to choose between saving your spouse or your kids, you'd save your spouse. Because making kids is easy and fun but finding true love, not so much, amirite?

you don't have kids, do you?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No. But I don't have a spouse either.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You obviously don't have a clue about the love a parent has for their children. The love someone may have for their spouse could be just as deep, but there's a different sort of attachment people have to their children.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I got the idea from something I heard from my lecturer. Her friend was sitting on the beach with her husband and 3 kids and she asked her husband, if a big wave was coming down to the beach, which of the kids would you save first. The husband said he'd save her first. Not all people are the same. You can feel a stronger attachment to your spouse than your own children.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's hypothetical scenarios like this that make me want to become a lonely spinster with six cats.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

My wife would be piiiissed...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But at least she'd be aliiiive...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

alive to drink some juiiiice...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Is this a natural disaster type situation or I'm going to kill your family members, choose one to save type situation. If it's a natural disaster, I'll take whoever is reachable. If it's the other then ....umm, will I have the option to save them both in return for my life instead?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Let's say you're on the Titanic when it's sinking, and all family members are an equally easy to get to.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Then I'll save the person I make eye contact with first. I'll probably feel shitty for doing that though. I might just go for the youngest instead.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

We'd all feel shitty no matter what we chose.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

If I couldnt save them all, I don't think I would even save myself. I wouldn't want to live without any of them.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"Hey son, I know I could save you from your imminent death, but you see your mother over there? I wouldn't be able to save her too, so let's just all die together."

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I would save my kids because that's probably what my husband would want (if it's not, I chose the wrong person to have kids with). If my husband was in that situation, I'd want my kids to be saved.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I would kill the batman then save myself. Because if I had enough time to save my self surely the wife would be able to save the kids and herself because they are"stronger" than men and deserve "equal rights."

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You can't have sex with your kids.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

See, maybe if I just had one kid. But you said kids, and no way am I putting my spouse in front of 2+ people that I also love very much.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'd let them all die and start a new better family! Those little fucks always complained about allergies and shit anyway

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think evolutionary traits would kick in and most people would feel more obligated to rescue their kids, who will be the next generation to pass on their genes, than their spouse, who they have already copulated with.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I remember hearing something like that in Sociology last year. It was a bit different, though. The teacher gave us a scenario where your child, spouse, and one of your parents are all drowning, and you can only save one. He said that most people around the world would choose their parent. It wasn't because of the attachment they had to them, but because they have the wisdom of an older generation. If parents aren't included though, I'd probably choose my kid. It's easy to remarry, but any number of things could go wrong when trying to have another child. And even if you have another child, what's keeping it from developing some sort of life-threatening illness, or being born physically/mentally disabled? At least if I remarry, I'll know what I'm getting beforehand.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You can find someone else to love, but you can't replace a child that you lost with another one.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

People who think love is easy to find are extremely naive.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I didn't say it was easy, but you can't just pop out another kid and expect it to make the one you lost not exist.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Are yall unaware that marriage is pretty much a love contract? "For better or worse, through sickness and health, till death do you part" It means no matter what, you help them. As their spouse, you're obligated. Forget the fact that children can be made again.

by Anonymous 12 years ago