(January 6, 2024 at 3:23 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote:(January 6, 2024 at 2:49 pm)neil Wrote: In practice, it's about whether or not the institution of marriage is feasible, practical, and successful. In any other situation I can think of, a failure rate as high as 50% would be considered unacceptable or very poor performance, for example a vehicle breaking down in the middle of the road half the time it's used.
More like a vehicle breaking down after years of use, isn't it? We don't expect most vehicles to last for the rest of our lives.
No, we don't, but that's what's reasonable to expect with vehicles; that's the deal with them (i.e., the warranty).
On the other hand, the deal with marriage is different - it's supposed to be for life.
I'm not saying or demanding that it ought to be for life; I'm simply going by its definition (or what it's advertised to be).
Sometimes employees have contracts with their employers for a certain span of time (e.g. 5 years), and they can renew that contract when it expires if they want to. Why don't we have that sort of option for marriages?