Pearl - January 11, 2026
DEBATE: You Wanted To Be A Man. Here You Go.
Episode Stats
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Summary
In this episode, I sit down with my good friend, Anna, to discuss a variety of controversial topics. 1. Should men shack up with their girlfriends? 2. Should women pay child support after a divorce? 3. How much money should women pay for daycare? 4. How many men get arrested for not doing what they're supposed to do and taking care of their children? 5. Should a woman be financially responsible for her ex-husband's kids? 6. What happens to men when they don't get child support?
Transcript
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You have asserted that men shouldn't get married, that instead they should shack up.
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Word for word, you said it makes more sense for them to shack up, live with a girlfriend, instead of getting married.
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Do you think the advice that you give to men is the type of advice that will fulfill their lives?
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Because I'll tell you one thing, the best part of my life is my husband.
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and and no my husband is number one i love my career but you know what my career did when i
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met my husband my career was already established he on the other hand was couch surfing he was in
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debt and didn't know what he wanted to do with his life i married him anyway you want to know why
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because i had the economic take care of me how tall is he oh he's six one about your height
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Let's not do shouting questions from there, please.
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Do you think you're helping men by discouraging them
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What happens to men if they don't pay child support?
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But the idea that there's a huge number of men getting arrested for not doing what they're supposed to do
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and take care of their children, it's not a huge issue.
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What happens to men when they don't get child support?
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Really, only 60% of child support payments get paid out.
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You've got to allow her to interrogate you, not them.
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but I don't think you understand how privileged of a position you're in.
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Men are the ones that are on the hook for child support.
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Men are the ones that are on the hook for alimony.
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It's easy for you to tell men to just take the risk when you're not in that position.
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So are you asserting that men shouldn't pay child support following a divorce?
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Do you believe that women should be financially responsible 100% after a divorce?
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If you guys want equality, 50-50 custody, no child support, no alimony, no special privileges.
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It does matter because you make it seem like it's a widespread issue when it's only 10%.
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The tender years doctrine is a sexist law against men.
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If a woman decided to forego a career, decided to be a stay-at-home mother, and the marriage
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doesn't work out, she has no job, she has no income, so you think it's unfair to get
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support from her ex-husband so she can raise the kids, so she can pay?