"Divorce has become a hot topic among many red-state Republican lawmakers. Most recently, in January 2024, Oklahoma lawmaker Dusty Deevers proposed a bill to eliminate no-fault divorce and suggested 'public shaming' of spouses who commit marital fault and then divorce. Restricting no-fault divorce is also part of both the Texas and Nebraska Republican Party platforms, and was recently debated by Louisiana lawmakers."
In America, married people get more than 1,000 legal benefits that single people can't access. Vox's Sigal Samuel asks why people in a platonic partnership can't enjoy the same kind of benefits, and why society values friendships less than familial relationships and marriages. Do you have a "best friend?"
Aw, 50% of poll respondents say that their romantic partner is their best friend — with the rest of the respondents sharing the love for their one bestie, group of pals or family members. Will the U.S. (or other places) ever recognize friendship as a valid relationship worthy of legal status? Here's a story from Slate about Colorado's Designated Beneficiary Agreements, which recognize and protect relationships of all stripes, and which writer and law professor John Culhane says should be expanded and exported. "Great triumph though it was, marriage equality left too many people out of its embrace. It’s time to change that," he writes.
From my collection of heart paintings - Little pink heart acrylic painting - May this little symbol of love and friendship also bring happiness and joy into your home!
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen by Rory Muir
Rory Muir uncovers the excitements and disappointments of courtship and the pains and pleasures of marriage, drawing on fascinating first-hand accounts as well as novels of the period.
In the U.S., a Missouri lawmaker has introduced legislation to clarify that the state’s judges can grant divorces even when one spouse is pregnant.
AP reports: "The notion that they can’t already has sparked anger from people who see it as an antiquated policy that controls women unfairly, possibly trapping them in abusive marriages. But divorce lawyers say the practice – which goes beyond Missouri – is not meant to be punitive for pregnant women and has some important practical benefits."
"Regardless of whether this bill was intended to target marriages of same-sex couples, interfaith couples, or interracial couples — it’s unconstitutional because the Constitution prohibits public officials from discriminating against members of the public based on their personal beliefs."
A government-run #AI#matchmaker ... #Privacy concerns aside (on using #BigData - article mentioned "internet browsing history"), while it could be useful for the short term (esp. in the pandemic), it bears asking why people aren't meeting each other? Maybe people don't have time beyond work to look for each other? Also, what about #algorithmic risk (bias etc.)? Can AI really pitch in for such an important life decision as #marriage ?
The new #law effectively removes half of what is needed under state law to become legally married. In #Tennessee, #marriage occurs after 2 events: the issuance of a marriage license, & the formal #solemnization of a marriage, which can be carried out by a #religious ofcl, a state notary public or a state ofcl.
So many scientific articles on why women are not marrying as often...they are lengthy and really the reason boils down to the fact that women don't like being poor, raped, beaten, killed or abused by men and they don't like that men offer very little. Also, we are no longer forced to. So basically, because women now have freedom, we don't have to marry. Don't gotta be so long winded. Nothing wrong with saying women want freedom and have friends who support them. #marriage#friendship