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It's funny, there's a small contingent of people who want to eliminate things like "no fault divorce". Ostensibly because they value the institution of marriage so much. It seems extremely counterproductive because if they get their way I suspect the number of people getting married will drop even more.

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Let's create modern day slavery by forcing you for life into a relationship... These people know what they want.

> I suspect the number of people getting married will drop even more.

Marriage used to happen when you were 20. You don't think it through at that age. These same people want you to do just that: Do a decision at 20 and stick for it for the rest of your life regardless of anything else. But, in my opinion, they are correct this will improve the number of married people (you only need to do it once).

The proportion of them both previously and currently being left by their wife says all you need to know about their motivations and how serious they are as human beings.

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