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04-24-2009, 10:37 AM #1
Marry with a fixed-term contract, not for 'til death do us part
Marry with a fixed-term contract, not for 'til death do us part
Thirty-two per cent of divorces involved separation within the first five years of marriage, and 22 per cent within five to nine years of marriage.
We have fixed term-contracts for the buying of property, cars and insurance, but there is only one contract available for marriage and it is for life. Is it time to consider introducing fixed-term marriage contracts?
The fixed-term contract is not meant to be a "quick fix" or an "easy out".
It would allow for the celebration of the renewal of vows after a five-year or 10-year term and encourage partners to work towards maintaining a good relationship – in effect, it opens communication akin to a marriage performance review.
Or it would allow for the marriage to be dissolved by completing an acceptable contract term, without the shame and stigma associated with the failure of a marriage.
Personally, I think this is a ridiculous suggestion and completely demeaning to the whole concept of marriage. And it's one more of many examples of the disappearance of personal responsibility.
Thoughts?
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04-24-2009, 12:43 PM #2
I don't see the point in NOT making it easier for people to divorce. 50% of all marriages go through it so it's really a coin toss when it comes to anyones marriage. It's not much different from prenups in my opinion.
I agree it's not all that romantic though. lol
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04-24-2009, 03:17 PM #3
Sounds pretty ridiculous to me, although I don't think marriage has now or ever has had any "sanctity."
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04-24-2009, 03:33 PM #4
If anything, this makes it easier to divorce. Also seems like this would dehumanize/objectify the relationship.
But plain and simple, most people don't look before they leap...
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04-24-2009, 03:54 PM #5
Agreed..I've always found the high divorce rate very sad. I am thankful to be in a family where both parents are loving and have been married now 30+ years. When people talk about marriage tension and griping husbands/wives, I literally have no idea what that is like.
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04-24-2009, 03:56 PM #6
Wow, thats just silly. You still have to break up all the propertry and anythign gained durign marriage. It will not ever work, a divorce is still a divorce, and there are still repricussions from it.
O and I was nto the least bit shocked to see the writer was a marketing consultant, I felt like I was reading an ad there.
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04-25-2009, 01:55 AM #7
Don't you think that this new process will make that rate go up?
In Japan, paychecks are sent by name to the opposite partner. That way, there are tons more hoops to jump through to divorce. Good for two reasons:
1) Encourages couples to consider marrying much more thoroughly.
2) Demands that couples work through the undeniable problems of marriage. I think a lot of people think that after one fight, he/she is not "The One." Ludicrous.
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04-25-2009, 12:38 PM #8
yeah just going through a divorce myself, I think this is awesome. Far fetched and crazy, but awesome
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04-25-2009, 02:09 PM #9
it hasn't, like when people talk about the sanctity of marriage when wanting to make sure gays and lesbians don't get married. The simple fact is marriage now is a pretty big joke in the heterosexual community too. 43% of 1st marriages don't work, 60% of 2nd marriages and 75% of 3 or more end in divorce. You can go and get married at a drive thru, you can get married in front of a court and then say 'My bad' and get in annulled one week later. I think something like this is good because marriage in present day is nothing like how is was meant or translated in the bible
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