There is bad news about marriage. Seems that people are so inured to divorce that women are starting to speak of "starter husbands" as if divorce is just a foregone conclusion and a natural part of the relationship cycle. (Cycle? When did it become a cycle?) "For some, a starter husband is like a starter home — a semi-commitment where you're willing to do some of the surface work, like painting the walls, but not the heavy lifting, like gutting the whole foundation; he's just not a long-term investment. Others compare a starter husband to a first job, where you learn some skills and polish your resume before going after the position you really want." Ugh — it makes me want to puke just reading it. How beautiful is our Savior's true teaching on marriage, where two people give themselves unreservedly to each other for life.
"Marriage is the new dating and kids are the new marriage." "I think maybe we're moving more toward a serial-marriage society — maybe you have three marriages in your life and several different careers. That's where I'm heading." Not everyone is comfortable with this, but undeniably, this is how some people look at marriage. Oddly, some people claim that shacking up is a way to make marriage more sure and stable, but has it turned out that way? I can't help wondering why, if shacking up serves as a trial to see if the union will last, divorce is even envisioned after deciding to marry in such a situation.
The person interviewed in this article who was "married for like two seconds" (in her mind) justified her decision by saying her erstwhile husband was "wholly uncomplicated". Woman, if you didn't figure this out when you were dating him, you should be sued for romance malpractice. Not that saying so solves any problems.
No, the sexual revolution didn't really solve anything.
