Make divorce illegal?

[Schofield]

Ummm, seperation is what people do if they don't want to get divorced. So if you make divorce illegal, people will just do what they could have always done.

[NiteStryker]

Originally Posted by Rich19

Utter chauvinistic rubbish.

If you dont think women are insane, you havent been around them.

Originally Posted by Rich19

Almost certainly rubbish, unless you can provide a credible source. And even if this is true, it's not a reason against divorce.

I deal with the legal aspects of my battalion every day, and once a week there is a domestic abuse incident, spouse on servicemember. I have only seen maybe 1 out of ten that was a servicemember on spouse.

REFERENCES EXAMINING ASSAULTS BY WOMEN ON THEIR SPOUSES OR MALE PARTNERS: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Just google it. Its not always the big bad man.

Originally Posted by Rogue Nine

Good to know all of NiteStryker's sources are culled from the same place; his ass.

I love all of the refuting evidence you have posted to back up your claim.

Oh wait...



Hm. I dont see any.

My mistake.

[Roaming East]

Military women are blood crazed she-beast. My mother included...

[Crazy Wolf]

Rich19, remember that if NiteStryker's dealing with young Marines, he's dealing with a lot of guys who might not be so good at picking out a good wife(inexperienced, 18-25 year olds), tend to get married hell-of early, might be married due to a condom failure back when they got their first leave from Camp LeJeune.

Also, they've normally got it instilled in their heads that you don't hit a woman, or at the very least, don't hit them first. If their spouse isn't of upstanding moral character, they might take advantage of the fact that their husband won't hit back.

NiteStryker, from the surveys I've seen of the general population, the numbers are something like 90% women-as-victim, 10% men-as-victim. Your experiences, of course, may vary.

Shit, doing more research, it suggests that women just can't punch as hard as men.

[Afterburner]

Originally Posted by Crazy Wolf

NiteStryker, from the surveys I've seen of the general population, the numbers are something like 90% women-as-victim, 10% men-as-victim. Your experiences, of course, may vary.

I don't remember the specific numbers but I know 90% is way too high. (though women are still the majority of victims in domestic abuse.)Those might be the reporting numbers, but that's only because men are significantly less likely to report domestic abuse because the idea of a woman abusing a man is seen as "unmanly." You must be a real coward to let a woman push you around, and that sort of thing.

Also I'm pretty sure men are more likely to be the target of emotional abuse, but I'm not 100% on that one. I'm just going by memory from one of my classes.

However, either way, the person should have the right to leave an abusive relationship, without being burdened with the thought that they would never be able to marry again. That is what 1 marriage 1 divorce would do to people. They would stay together regardless of what a huge mistake it is, because they know this is their only chance. People have a hard enough time as it is getting out of abusive relationships.

[Junk angel]

I deal with the legal aspects of my battalion every day, and once a week there is a domestic abuse incident, spouse on servicemember. I have only seen maybe 1 out of ten that was a servicemember on spouse.

While I agree that as much as 50% of domestic abuse is women on men, you won't ever get most of them in front of court or punish them either.
Due to the fact that while men usually abuse with physical means, women with psychological and those are almost impossible to prove.

Not to mention that once you push a man strong enough, he will sometimes snap and retaliate with a physical attack. And get's called up on domestic abuse even though it was in fact defense.

I also agree that marriage shouldn't be something so holy that it cannot be taken down. Marriage is legally merely a special contract between two people. A contract that can be abolished for good reasons.

Also when you think of it - who were proponents of no divorce in the past? Commies (well admittedly they at first supported divorce then made a back heel turn and often forbid it or made it almost impossible to reach) so all the "anti-commies" shouting for family values should reconsider.

[Mr. Pedantic]

You must be a real coward to let a woman push you around, and that sort of thing.

I'm fairly sure that the "woman wears the pants" thing is quite common in relationships.

However, either way, the person should have the right to leave an abusive relationship, without being burdened with the thought that they would never be able to marry again. That is what 1 marriage 1 divorce would do to people. They would stay together regardless of what a huge mistake it is, because they know this is their only chance. People have a hard enough time as it is getting out of abusive relationships.

A lot of people nowadays are opting to stay out of marriage, and instead just calling themselves 'partners'. They live together and all that, just don't get married.

[Rich19]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pedantic

A lot of people nowadays are opting to stay out of marriage, and instead just calling themselves 'partners'. They live together and all that, just don't get married.

...So? There are still plenty of peopl who would want a marriage instead of that.

[NiteStryker]

Originally Posted by Junk angel

Marriage is legally merely a special contract between two people. A contract that can be abolished for good reasons.

The problem is that not everyone sees it that way. Many people tie it to religion. And alot of the anti-divorce arguments are rooted in religion and are simply because "you said "until death do you part".

My argument is stemming from peoples stupidity. I think you should get 1 marriage, and 1 divorce. Does it really affect me? No. Not at all. Im not in the situation where I would win or loose from the current laws, and my viewpoints are not shaped by religion. Its just what I would do if I was dictator.

[Mephistopheles]

Originally Posted by NiteStryker

My argument is stemming from peoples stupidity. I think you should get 1 marriage, and 1 divorce. Does it really affect me? No. Not at all. Im not in the situation where I would win or loose from the current laws, and my viewpoints are not shaped by religion. Its just what I would do if I was dictator.

You are happy with your current marriage? Very well then.
In ten years you will probably want to abolish marriage.