Makes me think of parties

“You never know true beauty until you see Earth from space, or true terror until you hear someone knocking on the space station door from outside. You look through the porthole and see an astronaut, but all your crew is inside and accounted for. You use the comm to ask who it is and he says he’s Ramirez returning from a repair mission, but Ramirez is sitting right next to you in the command module and he’s just as confused as you are. When you tell the guy this over the radio he starts banging on the door louder and harder, begging you to let him in, saying he’s the real Ramirez. Meanwhile, the Ramirez inside with you is pleading to keep the airlock shut. It really puts life on Earth into perspective.”

That’s a common misconception both about marrying age and life expectancy. Average life expectancy was so low in the past because infant mortality was so high, but if you made it to 18 you could reasonably expect to make it to 80. Second, marrying age was in their twenties for most people, some teenage weddings did happen with royalty, and even some child weddings, but those were the exception not the rule. In the US, the decade with the lowest marrying age was the 1950’s.

BUT! The only people who can petition the court are:
A law enforcement officer
Family member
Spouse
Intimate partner
Parent
Child
Sibling
Any person living in the household of the person they are concerned about
Which excludes an ex-wife. Plus you have to provide proof they plan to hurt someone. I suppose you could always lie, but that would be perjury, which could land you in serious trouble.

I looked it up. If someone is exhibiting a “red flag” behavior e.g. they threaten to kill themselves or others, you can petition the court to take their gun away. To quote: “A family member, household member, or law enforcement officer may petition your county Circuit Court for an Order by filling out a notarized petition with facts showing that the person is a danger to themselves or to others. The court will then hold a hearing typically within 24-hours. If the judge agrees, all weapons and concealed handgun permits must be surrendered within 24-hours of issuing the Order.”

Brandenburg
Bavaria
Rhineland
Schweinland
Schwarzenegger
Lichtenstein
Bratwurst
Wilhelm
Jagermeister
Wiener Schnitzel
Brunhilde
Doofenshmirtz
That’s all I can remember :(

Seems to be working ok for her

We’ll always find a way!