I'm sure this will start a good debate:

If I were PM I'd make the marriage license for 5 years. At the end of it you can renew or walk away - what do you think?

How does that work?

If you walk away, you forfeit all goods gained between you during the marriage? Who gets to keep the kids?

We've got that system anyway. Divorce is far too easy. Actually, marriage is far too easy.

It worries me that some women are more enthralled with the big white dress than they are their chosen partner.

I'd like to see it become AT LEAST five years!

Some people enter into marriage for the wrong reasons IMHO. To some it's all about the dress, the gifts, the honeymoon etc. Some might say it's an oudated institution; I think if you're going to enter into it, you should really think about it, and plan to be in that relationship for the rest of your life.

I know that a lot of marriages end in divorce in the UK (I seem to recall 30%). In addition, you might not be the person to blame for the breakdown; however, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing properly.

You can get a divorce after the first year at present; maybe if there were stricter divorce rules, and if there were more counselling available, we would't have so much divorce.

K x

PANTS! Big white dress isn't everything!

If marriage licenses were for 5 years then yes you could walk away with what you brought to it, no more money to the solicitors.

If you really love each other then extending it for another 5 years will be no problem.

After 5 years most people have had enough. Why create all the hassle of divorce? Wouldn't it be so much easier to be able to just walk away and remain friends? Lets face it, divorce only creates animosity where it may not have been?

Ooops, forgot to say - if you want to renew your licence for another 5 years then yes you can go the big white dress again if you want! (now that really will create a response)!

Kristian, sorry but what does IMHO stand for???

Originally posted by Hels
Ooops, forgot to say - if you want to renew your licence for another 5 years then yes you can go the big white dress again if you want! (now that really will create a response)!

You've sold me on that one babe! I hope it still fits me though... :hihi:

K x

Originally posted by Hels
Kristian, sorry but what does IMHO stand for???

"In my high opinion" or "In my humble opinion" is my understanding. (Or should that by "are my understanding(s)?" Back to the grammar thread...) :hihi:

K x

either way Kristian, if you want that big white dress, you go for it!

Originally posted by Kristian
You've sold me on that one babe! I hope it still fits me though... :hihi:

K x

either way Kristian, if you want that big white dress, you go for it!

Who says I haven't? I just said I hoped I'd still fit into it...

Seriously, I'm not married...yet!

Gay marriage becomes legal in Sept this year, so maybe I will be. It has been suggested I will be, and not by me either! (Kristian takes a deep breath, and wonders how much Peter had to drink that night!)

K x (and P if he wasn't asleep!)

Hey, go there! I'd love to be a witness at the first gay wedding, say you'll invite me?? pleeeaaasssseee xxxxxxxxxx

Originally posted by Hels
Hey, go there! I'd love to be a witness at the first gay wedding, say you'll invite me?? pleeeaaasssseee xxxxxxxxxx

I'll put you down for Bridesman then...

K x

I don't like it. Too easy to get out of it, possibly means people won't put the effort in that is required to see things through.

I'm with Lickszz, I think marriage is too easy to get out of and taken too lightly by most people these days anyway without things like this making you able to simply "walk away, no hassle".

Marriage is SUPPOSED to be a declaration of your undying and never-ending love for each other forever (till death do us part and all that), is it not?

Maybe I'm just too much of a hopeless romantic and too old fashioned (which is a scary thought at 22! :help: )

Originally posted by Hels
I'm sure this will start a good debate:

If I were PM I'd make the marriage license for 5 years. At the end of it you can renew or walk away - what do you think? make it three and ill sign up!