shitty marriages aren't anything new. in fact it used to be illegal for women to divorce, and both sexes have spent their fare share neglected or cheating. marriages had once been social status and financial arrangements. on the other hand, i've known a lot of people who got married on their own will and who have remained that way for the rest of their lives, be it 20-70 years of marriage. you have to be committed to serving each other otherwise it won't work. yes i still believe in it. why not have your family and friends together and have a huge celebration of your love. there's a lot of good reasons to get married if you want to spend a long time with someone, what i mean is, there are some benefits.
the reason women get half is somewhat logical. for a long time men have either brought home most of the money or all of it. and while they did that, i would imagine a lot of men came home to warm dinners and clean houses, that being said, i don't think most men take the children, and if you want to divorce someone, it's justified that they spent years cleaning up after you and raising your spawn, even when they had full time jobs, so, if you're traditional, being a wife is hard work, and no, she can't go hungry once you kick her to the curb and she'll need some means to stabilize. so if you tell the state or the government, you're one person, once you split, you're two, so if you can do basic math, this is an easy equation.
on the other hand, if you're rich, and she's 25, you're 50; prenup. a lot of people make bad relationship decisions, so it's no wonder the divorce rate is so high, and not to mention how some people are really lousy at compromise. but you know, just because you date someone doesn't mean it's easy, and it's much harder when you get married. how easy do you think it is to satisfy two people with different needs?
