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30 Sep 2011, 5:28 pm

It's funny that you guys are mocking Catholicism in this thread, because we Catholics can annul our marriages within the first year provided that it hasn't been consummated.

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30 Sep 2011, 5:35 pm

IdahoRose wrote:

It's funny that you guys are mocking Catholicism in this thread, because we Catholics can annul our marriages within the first year provided that it hasn't been consummated.

Marriages can be annulled in most states in the US.

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30 Sep 2011, 5:55 pm

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I swear, the man's bringing back the 80's - in his 80's. How's that for multitasking!

are you kidding me? the guy's way ahead of his time, and way ahead of Lady Gaga:

it takes some balls to sport such avant-garde head gear.

btw nobody's mocking catholicism, the church's always been into fashion and bling. just expressing some appreciation here

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30 Sep 2011, 5:56 pm

When I read this, I thought it was a DSM-V reference.

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30 Sep 2011, 6:12 pm

anna-banana wrote:

techstepgenr8tion wrote:

I swear, the man's bringing back the 80's - in his 80's. How's that for multitasking!

are you kidding me? the guy's way ahead of his time, and way ahead of Lady Gaga:

it takes some balls to sport such avant-garde head gear. always been into fashion and bling. just expressing some appreciation here

Score!!

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30 Sep 2011, 6:14 pm

IdahoRose wrote:

It's funny that you guys are mocking Catholicism in this thread, because we Catholics can annul our marriages within the first year provided that it hasn't been consummated.

I was actually confirmed RC. I'm just hung up on that mohawk though, it was epic.

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30 Sep 2011, 6:29 pm

I would suspect that part of the reason that 50% of marriages end in divorce is that people are pressured into marriage too soon, probably by religious/cultural factors.

If people waited two years (after the beginning of a relationship) before getting married there would be far fewer divorces as only those who were serious (and compatible) would get married.

A temporary licence seems to be an overly complex workaround.

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01 Oct 2011, 1:36 am

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I think the argument has always been that with the option people don't try, just like people who've lived together with all the benefits and no ring for years get used to it and once they cross the line there's no sense of the additional vows, ring, family event and smorgasbord with open bar really meaning anything. The way things are drifting though I don't know what to make of it. I suppose what'll happen is this will be tried, studied, documented, and if its a terrible idea we'll soon find out why.

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01 Oct 2011, 8:01 am

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That's interesting, Face of Boo. You learn something new everyday ...

What can I say? I am always interesting!

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02 Oct 2011, 10:12 pm

This planet gets stupider and stupider every year

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03 Oct 2011, 1:51 pm

I don't see people inviting their friends/family to the ceremony for a 2 year marriage (even less to the follow-up extension if they are still together).

It will not be much easier to separate the couple at the end of the two years if they have intertwined their lives (such as bought property together/ made children).

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03 Oct 2011, 1:56 pm

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:

The sect that my parents belongs to (Muslim Sh'iaa) have invented the temporary marriage concept about more than ~1400 years ago. It's called "Nikah el Mut'ah" (pleasure marriage). It's temporary with a pre-set time and can be renewed.

Can one be made up on the spot to last, oh, I don't know, twenty minutes or so?

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03 Oct 2011, 2:06 pm

xmh wrote:

If there's any real upside it will perhaps be would-be lawyers changing major.

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03 Oct 2011, 2:43 pm

Tequila wrote:

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:

Can one be made up on the spot to last, oh, I don't know, twenty minutes or so?

I heard it's possible lol.

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