• JackLSauce@lemmy.world
    93·
    1 month ago

    Am I the only one having a stroke trying to understand:

    “clears up again after the first wave of divorces (after 35?)”

    • The Menemen!@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 month ago

      Seems plausible. Most of my friends got married or “like-married” between arround 28 and 32, then the divorces happened between arround 35 and 38. Those who survived that wave are still married.

    • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
      1121·
      1 month ago

      yeah you are. it’s really easy to understand.

      the pool was clear before people got married. it clears up again after the first wave of divorces. clear meaning ‘there are desirable people to date’

      are you ESL?

      • Paradachshund@lemmy.today
        172·
        1 month ago

        Not OP, but I think it’s fairly confusingly worded because clear implies empty, but the intent seems to be to imply lots of choices.

        • smeenz@lemmy.nz
          6·
          1 month ago

          Clear, as in all the garbage has been cleared up, leaving the good stuff behind

        • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
          38·
          1 month ago

          no. clear empties quality when it comes to water. clear as in transparent.

          clear water is good, opaque water is dirty and unsafe.

          you are thinking of clear in the sense of space, not water. clear space is empty.

          • Paradachshund@lemmy.today
            5·
            1 month ago

            I understand what you’re saying and I still think it would be easy to be confused. It’s ok that you don’t think it is, this is just a second opinion.