“I do… but only for 10 years”
Posted by: Roy in Announcement, In the news, Personal, blog, reactions, thought & opinions, tags: 10-year marriage contract, brainless, insanity, law, marriage with expiration, ridiculous, solons, stupid lawWhat the…?!
How could anybody even think to come up with a proposal of a 10-year marriage contract? Really now.
And does parenthood goes with that contract too? Can you imagine a father telling his son, “Sorry son, my 10-year contract is up. Tomorrow, I will no longer be your father.”
It’s a good thing some solons are willing to put a foot on it and not let such a proposal pass them. Marriage is a lifetime commitment, and you don’t even need to be religious to know that!
Perhaps there was a good reason to put an expiration date on marriage (I’m not sure, I’m just giving it the benefit of the doubt lest I call it outright insanity), but definitely there would be losers in such a law… the first one being the proponents of the law.
I pity the children.
Sure, it does not follow that the couple will separate after 10 years, but why even give it an option? As if annulment and divorce isn’t enough, there has to be a fine print in the contract to encourage it.
I really don’t understand the logic of such proposal.
Call me old fashioned, but I still believe that “what God has put together, let no man put asunder.”
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My first thought: “That’s crazy!”
Second thought: “Knowing me, I’d probably forget to renew on time, just like with my car inspection sticker. Hope my husband loves me enough to remind me!”
Third thought: “Well, this might make it easier for battered spouses to get out of a bad marriage - there IS a point to this proposal, but really, do we want to apply it to ALL marriages, to fix a problem that occurs in a small percentage of them?”
I get the idea. But there’s got to be a better way. Better support and protection for spouses (not all of whom are women) who report abuse or seek shelter might be a start.