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Old 08-28-2014, 04:13 PM   #2
DanaC
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hallo Lala, and welcome to the Cellar.

It's an interesting theory - not sure how that strengthens marriage though - if you're going into it with a five year plan, why not just live together?

The whole point of marriage is it is pairbonding with the intention of lifelong commitment. Now - most people these days know that there are no guarantees in that regard, and I'm all for making divorce less difficult and distressing - but it seems to me that one of the advantages of marriage is the sense of long term commitment that gives people the confidence to, for example, start a family together. If you're the kind of person who wants the legal and/or religious commitment of marriage, as opposed to living together with a personal commitment, I don't see how a five year contract would work.
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