Should Weddings Be Renewable? 4 Reasons to Rethink ‘Til Death Do Us Part

Should Weddings Be Renewable? 4 Reasons to Rethink ‘Til Death Do Us Part

Given that marriage is now defined more by personal desire rather than economic necessity, do we need to keep marriage a forever thing? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have renewable marriages of varyng lengths based on your needs — say two to five years if you want to experience married life before deciding to have children or not (because living together is not the same as marriage in the eyes of the law and even your friends and family), or 18 years if you’ve made that leap and wish to raise them to adulthood?

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A Marriage Plan Is Key for Couples with Staying Power

A Marriage Plan Is Key for Couples with Staying Power

What if you and your spouse-to-be decided together how to measure the success of your marriage, even if it didn’t last “until death”? What if you decided to individualize your marriage so it was as unique as your wedding, as unique as the two of you are? After all, you don’t want to just create a life with him or her; you want to create a specific kind of life. Your kind of life. 

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