According to the Associated Press “No sex – no marriage. At least that’s what a Maryland lawmaker wants.”
We have all heard of No Fault divorce but now there is legislation being proposed in Maryland to have No Sex divorce.
Luiz Simmons is proposing that divorces should be granted to couples after they go one year without sex. Currently, the law in Maryland states that a couple requesting an uncontested divorce must live apart for one year prior to the granting of a divorce. “Simmons says the requirement puts a financial burden on many couples, especially if they have children. The measure would allow couples to remain in the same house as long as they’re not having sex during the yearlong waiting period.”
As always, there are pros and cons to the idea. In my opinion, if the husband and wife can live together without the usual pre-divorce fighting and drama, it works and can save them financial issues.
In more cases than not, there is conflict between the couple. The same holds true with the fact that most children do not want their parents to divorce. The whole family must live in Limbo instead of moving on with their lives. Sure there can be a financial benefit but what happens if one or both parents begin to date? Where does this leave the children and their stability? What is your opinion?
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If you can’t afford to live apart before your divorce, how are you going to afford to live apart after your divorce?
Alternatively, if you can live together for a year without the usual pre-divorce fighting and drama, why can’t you live together another twenty years without the usual pre-divorce fighting and drama. Once the kids are grown up and on their own, divorce might still offend them, but they have no legitimate right to object, because it’s not disrupting their lives.
Simmons is an idiot. A marriage license is not a permit to screw. It’s not 20 minutes, 3 times a week, that makes a marriage work; it’s the other 167 hours a week. There are many sexless and many adulterous marriages that are highly successful.
Good point Harl.