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Monday, October 3, 2011

Marriage Watch

I'm sure you've all seen the Mexico Marriage story, but it qualifies as evidence that I'm right. Evidence that I'm right is equivalent to:
p(Aretae right after reading)/p(Aretae right before reading) > 1
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4 comments:

rightsaidfred said...

I've thought a marriage contract should have an opt out when the youngest kid turns 18.

Two year? Why even bother with a contract?

October 4, 2011 at 5:44 AM
cephalicfurrow said...

I'd love there to be a huge spectrum of marriage contracts, including two-year trial marriages but also including more restrictive contracts without ie no-fault divorce.

October 4, 2011 at 6:07 AM
Aretae said...

RSF,

As compared to the current model? Probably far better. But still over-restrictive.

contract? Well...temporary marriages have been standard in islamic society as well for years (centuries?). More or less a jewish-style solution of maintaining sex only within marriage by redefining marriage to not require permanenece...or even more than a half hour.

October 4, 2011 at 8:42 AM
Aretae said...

CF,

Do I need to add that the (whole?) problem is government interference in the marriage market? If the government said, "we have no definition of marriage...we consider marriage a contract... specify your own rules,"
the whole thing would solve itself.

The government, as usual, is doing it's normal job of breaking the feedback system.

October 4, 2011 at 8:45 AM

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