Should a marriage license have an expiration date?
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MzKB
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Every type of license in the states has an expiration date….
drivers license
gun license
business license
So why not marriage license? How long would the time be between the issue and expiration date?
Maybe you want a break from your spouse but you don't want a divorce…..should you be able to apply for a suspended license so you can do you and not be at fault?
Tell me what you think and why?
drivers license
gun license
business license
So why not marriage license? How long would the time be between the issue and expiration date?
Maybe you want a break from your spouse but you don't want a divorce…..should you be able to apply for a suspended license so you can do you and not be at fault?
Tell me what you think and why?
Should a marriage license have an expiration date? 60 votes
yup
53%
32 votes
nah
30%
18 votes
i ain't never getting married
16%
10 votes
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nah
You want a break from me but don't want a divorce.......... -
nah
So you sayin you wanna "do you" while you married to me............ -
yupsome ? logic!
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nahNah.. Putting an expiration date on marriage licenses kind of devalues the concept of long term commitment imo. You can't say til death do us part and then stamp an expiration on there before your time.
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not a terrible idea actually...
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EXACT THREAD DONE BEFORE. .BUT.... SOMETIMES PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES AND THIS IS A WAY 2 GET OUT SCOTT FREE
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yupThirdEyeFive wrote: »not a terrible idea actually...
The romantic in me rebels at the idea as being preposterous. But realistically it does have some logic. So many marriages in this country end in divorce. Think of the manpower, time, money that could be saved if, instead of having to go through the whole messy and overly long divorce process, couples could simply let their license expire. No need to pay for an attorney. No need to waste the court's time fighting over visitation every other Easter and 4th of July. I could definitely see issuing a license that's valid for say.....7 years...and giving couples ample time to renew (by mail, let's not make it too difficult). Yup...seems pretty legit to me. -
yup* Actually, spouses would still have to go to court to determine visitation but yall get my drift.
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not a bad idea at all.
might help keep people on their toes too.
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I agree.ThirdEyeFive wrote: »not a terrible idea actually...
You could make a thing of renewing it, sometimes people start taking each other for granted too and an exportation date kind of acts as a wake up call that your wife/husband can leave guilt free if they aren't happy.
Besides people renew their vows voluntarily already, so applying that to everyone isn't a bad idea at all. -
i ain't never getting marriedI think marriage should be like some software.............................give you the option to sign up for a 30 day trial to see do you wanna pursue option or not
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i ain't never getting marriedI noticed none of the females in this thread voted
waiting for a wise masculine POV before deciding your stance?
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yupNah.. Putting an expiration date on marriage licenses kind of devalues the concept of long term commitment imo. You can't say til death do us part and then stamp an expiration on there before your time.
I think a lot of people who enter in a marriage have no intention of getting a divorce but sometimes things don't workout. So I wouldn't say that it devalues the concept of long term marriage.
There are people who have never been married and they last longer than some that have been married 6 months.
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yupblakfyahking wrote: »I noticed none of the females in this thread voted
waiting for a wise masculine POV before deciding your stance?
myself and Iheartcali voted -
It ain't gonna change nothin.
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i ain't never getting marriedblakfyahking wrote: »I noticed none of the females in this thread voted
waiting for a wise masculine POV before deciding your stance?
myself and Iheartcali voted
that was after my wise post tho
SMH @ Kat abusing reactions -
nahtil 2025 do us part?
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nahSo how will this affect the legal benefits of marriage and children?
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nahSo how will this affect the legal benefits of marriage and children?
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yupI think so, but it should only be an option, and function in such a way that expiration is permanent, unless you re-up.
maybe you could get a marriage license that doesn't expire at all, or expires after one year, two years, five years. Maybe if you find that your compatibility with a person is indeed long term, you could opt for that permanent license after a 5 year duration. Or if not, you could simply have enjoyed a five year relationship, and agree to go your separate ways.
Or something like that..
You know tbh, I don't see the point in marriage anyway. If two people have no intention of separating, then marriage serves as nothing more than a weaker validation of a much stronger force ~ True Love. Why is marriage necessary? Seems like an unnecessary redundancy since the emotion precedes the ceremony. And if not, then it truly was a waste of time that could potential damage both people's lives if they want out..
Imo, it seems that the dynamics of marriage are what cause divorce more times than not; The legal / financial aspects of it all are stressful, I'm sure. People always talk about their ability to "endure," but what are you enduring but something you ultimately don't want to go through? If you genuinely wanted to be there, it wouldn't be anything to endure, but something to enjoy; In which case your "endurance" means nothing, because it's essentially disingenuous.. -
yupThat sounds good actually, so once the renewal date come up you could just be like ? it instead of having to pay for an expensive ass divorce...
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i ain't never getting marriedHow about just skip all that bs and not get married?
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nahi don't necessarily disagree but if one person doesn't wana renew the license & the other does, wouldn't you just be in the same situation as a regular divorce getting lawyers & whatnot involved?
let's not act like this will go smoother than a lifelong commitment to marriage...there will still be people who'd wana end it before the expiration date. & if you didn't stay together you would still need to split asset anyway so i don't see how this is that different. -
nahWe are human beings not robots.
We live with eatch others thoughout FEELINGS and DESIRES.
Lets stop with the robotization people.
