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Six Word Story #172

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Six Word Story:

Perfunctory love leads to loveless marriages.

About The Six Word Story:

As you guys know, I love writing these six word stories for you. And from the feedback and responses that I have received on them, I am happy to say that it seems you like reading these little stories too. I am really thankful for that since it is always a win when both you and your audience enjoy the same thing. It gives me a reason to continue writing these, knowing you enjoy them so much.

Recently, I have been trying to broaden my vocabulary and learn new words. And I thought it would be fun to learn with you guys. So these days I’ve been trying to use new words in my six word stories to help me remember them.

This week’s six word story is about how marriages that lack real interested and are only superficial tend to lose their love fast. It ends up feeling like they’re only together for the sake of it instead of because they love one another. That’s the first sentence I thought of with this word and decided to stick with it. As you can maybe tell, I’m not the biggest fan of marriage…

Today’s Word:

Perfunctory

1: characterised by routine or superficiality
2: lacking in interest or enthusiasm

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69 responses to “Six Word Story #172”

  1. Shaunelius Sterns Avatar
    Shaunelius Sterns

    Sometimes marriage can be perfunctory over time.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      It absolutely can be.

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      1. Shaunelius Sterns Avatar
        Shaunelius Sterns

        Guess what! I have written and published my first book. I posted it on my site. My Life From the Back Burner by La’Brea Aquaria, this is my pen name. It is on Amazon if you would like to pick up a copy. If you do, I hope you enjoy reading it. Leave me a review. Thank you. Stay safe.

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Wow congratulations! I’ll see if it’s available on Kindle since Amazon delivery isn’t available in Kenya.

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          1. Shaunelius Sterns Avatar
            Shaunelius Sterns

            Ok. It should be though, but if not as of yet, I will find out when it will be and let you know.

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            1. Pooja G Avatar
              Pooja G

              Okay I’ll let you know if I don’t see it on Kindle.

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              1. Shaunelius Sterns Avatar
                Shaunelius Sterns

                Alright.

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  2. ejstoo Avatar
    ejstoo

    Solutions to problems resultant prefunctory crickets. 😉

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    1. ejstoo Avatar
      ejstoo

      oops…typo perfunctory 😉

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    2. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Haha true 😜

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  3. John Avatar
    John

    As a guy three times divorced, I can speak clearly on the benefits of living your life single!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      As someone who has never been divorced I still agree with you! 😂

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      1. John Avatar
        John

        I hope I didn’t come across as being negative, Pooja. I don’t recommend marriage for anyone these days, it’s too costly in many different ways when it almost ultimately falls apart. The divorce rate in the States is around 50 percent! That piece of paper can ruin your life, very sad.

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Wow that is an extremely high divorce rate. It’s not you at all, I alreay feel pretty negatively towards marriage. I’ve seen too many not work out and it’s made me not want to deal with all that drama.

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          1. John Avatar
            John

            Honestly, a lot of the crap that happened was my fault, but I am not responsible for all of it for what that’s worth… Never again!

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            1. Pooja G Avatar
              Pooja G

              I think marriage has a way of bringing our the worst in people sometimes lol.

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              1. John Avatar
                John

                Absolutely! One common thing in all three of my marriages was the feeling of being trapped. Trapped in a situation that I never wanted. The only solution for me is to remain a bachelor until I croak… It’s been a long time…

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                1. Pooja G Avatar
                  Pooja G

                  Yeah I think I will feel that way too which is why I am pretty anti-marriage right now. I can’t even do long term relationships so I just know marriage isn’t going to work. I think for people who value their independence (and sanity!) being single is the answer.

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                  1. John Avatar
                    John

                    Yeah, I wish I’d have figured the inependence thing out sooner! Marriage is just a piece of paper that ruins your life… That’s terribly negative of course but it’s sadly true for many of us.

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                    1. Pooja G Avatar
                      Pooja G

                      Yeah it’s sad but also the reality of things.

                    2. John Avatar
                      John

                      Reality sucks, some days I just don’t want to do the adult thing… And, sometimes irony can be pretty ironic…

                    3. Pooja G Avatar
                      Pooja G

                      Haha yeah I always hate the adulting part of being an adult but that’s life I guess…

  4. Poet of the Light Avatar
    Poet of the Light

    Her perfunctory response spoke in volumes.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Sometimes those reponses speak very loudly.

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  5. trE Avatar
    trE

    Perfunctory: what our love life became.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Aww it’s sad when relationships go wrong.

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      1. trE Avatar
        trE

        They’re life lessons, though.

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          True- we learn a lot from them.

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  6. Lokesh Sastya Avatar
    Lokesh Sastya

    “Concerned” is the antonym for “perfunctory”.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Indeed.

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  7. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
    DEVANG UPADHYAYA

    I read your blogs with attention 😃

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I do the same with yours- they’re always so insightful.

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      1. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
        DEVANG UPADHYAYA

        Learning from you

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Thanks so much.

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  8. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
    Cindy Georgakas

    The visits are her perfunctory but necessary.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Ooh love that!! 💕

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  9. Gracee1409 Avatar
    Gracee1409

    Tired hearts, filled with perfunctory love.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Absolutely love that SWS.

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      1. Gracee1409 Avatar
        Gracee1409

        Thank you!

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          You’re very welcome!

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  10. haoyando Avatar
    haoyando

    The world is changing so quickly and the relationship dynamic too is changing. I mean my grandparents don’t communicate much and they have the most stable marriage that I’ve witnessed. However it’s a silent marriage that everybody has a pre-determined role. Nowadays this kind of marriage is impossible to exist.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      True. Our roles have changed so much over the years and I think gender roles are no longer as rigid as they were back then. I think older people have never had the privilege of living a life with no rules.

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      1. haoyando Avatar
        haoyando

        Now looking back, I can almost see the narcissism in my maternal grandma, who always tries to be the most moral, most diligent, most whatever. I think she passed the narcissistic gene to my mother. Although in my grandma’s generation, my mother grew up in an extended family housing and the damage was minimized. Also the older generation was more laid back and more behaving according to the rigid social convention. So my grandma’s narcissism was not obvious and not as damaging and not as vicious.

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          I see. My maternal grandmother is quite nice but my paternal one sounds like your grandma. She can also be quite a narcissist and it can be exhausting. Luckily, she didn’t do much for my dad and he was mostly raised by his dad so he’s nothing like her.

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          1. haoyando Avatar
            haoyando

            Isn’t the dynamic between our own relatives interesting? It’s like an open plot hidden in plain sight, speaking to us almost every day without being noticed. The general before me is blind–their notion of family really blinds them and they can’t see the real thing lying before them … Yes, you are right, every family has a relative like that, who is exhausting. I mean at least one…

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            1. Pooja G Avatar
              Pooja G

              It’s absolutely fascinating really. As writers we create new plots but sometimes we forget we have so much inspiration to write thanks to family members lol.

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  11. Daily Poetry Avatar
    Daily Poetry

    I am not perfunctory about this. I love your blog and learned a new word for my vocabulary today.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you and so glad it helped you learn a new word.

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  12. dustyreviewer Avatar
    dustyreviewer

    Passion eventually rediscovered beyond perfunctory effort.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      That’s nice.

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      1. dustyreviewer Avatar
        dustyreviewer

        Thanks!

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          You’re welcome and thanks for participating!

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  13. iakovoskriegor Avatar
    iakovoskriegor

    ‘Nobody” likes me. That’s a 6 letter word, isn’t it?

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Sure is.

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  14. Zainab Avatar
    Zainab

    A great marriage requires enthusiastic passion!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Absolutely agree!

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  15. frombreakingdowntobreakingthrough Avatar
    frombreakingdowntobreakingthrough

    Perfunctory is a word. Hahaha That’s pretty cool. Loving the Knowledge. Stay Shining

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      It sure is lol. Thanks so much.

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  16. Engine Mortale Avatar
    Engine Mortale

    Never deep feeling perfunctory his life.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Wonderful SWS.

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  17. Blessing Pius Avatar
    Blessing Pius

    A deep word
    Perfunctory👌

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      It sure is 💕

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  18. Janice Reid Avatar
    Janice Reid

    A perfunctory life is still life.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Absolutely.

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  19. mentallyillinamerica Avatar
    mentallyillinamerica

    A perfunctory marriage is not ideal.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      It’s really not.

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  20. Susi Bocks Avatar
    Susi Bocks

    The perfunctory is really, really boring.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Haha true 😄

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      1. Susi Bocks Avatar
        Susi Bocks

        🙂

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