Till death do you part

It came to me in a dream. A solution to marriage problems that would reduce the headaches of divorces, and keep up with the reality of current times. A 5-year renewable contract. A marriage lease. Commitment and partner are applicable words already in use anyway.
So, boy meets girl. Or boy meets boy. Girl meets girl. Both find each other attractive and compatible. Compatible enough to live together for 5 years. Boy/girl and boy/girl release their financial records in the interest of full disclosure, and then sign the contract, becoming partners in the new endeavor. At the end of 5 years, the partners evaluate their situation and decide whether the contract should be renewed or terminated. The investment made at the beginning of the term determines the percentage split as the two part ways.
This is an extremely exciting prospect to marriage. The partners will be in their best of behavior at the 4 year mark as contract negotiations begin and they try to get resigned. There’ll be no need to wait for the other to die if things go sour. Just wait for the date and terminate the contract. Death of the contract will become the new “Till death do you part.”
After 5 years if someone asks how the marriage is going? “I just resigned. We’re happy.” Or “The negotiations fell through.” Bottom line, no hard feelings. It’s all business, baby. It’s all business.

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  1. We at The MarriageLease(tm) agree with our concept! Check out our thoughts on the subject of marriage lease at http://www.TheMarriageLease.blogspot.com and other hot topics related to the Evolution of Marriage at http://www.EvolutionofMarriage.blogspot.com.


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