DEEEPFREEZE

I've been with my partner for 4 years. We generally only see each other once or twice a week, usually on weekends. When we started dating she was still living with her ex (it had been an amicable breakup) and it was during a housing crisis so she couldn't exactly just move right out, and we didn't know each other well enough for her to come live with me (we both really appreciate our alone time). So out of respect I never went to her place and with work and distance and everything she could only make it over mostly on weekends.

By the time she found her own place we were already so used to just seeing each other a couple times a week that we've basically just stuck with it. We both miss each other frequently but it's also the healthiest relationship I've ever had, and by a lot. We legitimately have not had a fight, not even a small tiff. Many people will probably doubt the intimacy of our relationship to never have a fight but I do truly mean never.

We've talked about living together a bit since but we also don't really want to upset the balance. The space insures we don't feel annoyed or suffocate and the distance winds up making when we do meet up amazing and very much cherished.

Don't look at me, that guy over there he roped me into this!

Maybe this is more of an ELI5 question, but why are there even deadlines? What if someone lost their job the day after the deadline closed and they were previously on insurance with their job they lost? Would they be fucked?

And finally my choir-preaching question: why don’t we just have fucking universal healthcare?