[ch4s3]

> With half of marriages ending in divorce,

That's half of ALL marriages in the US, not half of first marriages. Only 41% of first marriages end in divorce in the US, and rates are much lower in the EU, and the UK.

[bradlys]

4 in 10 is not good. Especially if there is a high chance of an extreme financial penalty over it.

[pcbro141]

41% is really high considering the potential consequences.

[vmception]

It would still be a shitty contract even at 10%, or 5%, or 2%

maybe at 2% there could be a viable divorce insurance product and the terms of the contract wouldn't have to be updated by legislatures

but at higher percentages an insurance product is not possible, and we need a better contract, laws, and court behavior

[leetcrew]

ha, that is the first time I have read someone suggest divorce insurance. I would love to see the stipulations insurers come up with.

[vmception]

I've looked into it several years ago and a product was trialed, but basically you can't insure events that are bound to happen, you need to bolster the insurance pool.

I and a few others don't have any issue abstracting all topics into their economic realities, including the marriage concept that the state offers in its entity catalogue. I think many more people could do that as well, it is just convenient to deflect and pretend marriage isn't about that, convenient for typically one party in any case.

[ch4s3]

It's not like someone is forcing you to get married. Also 41% as a top line number doesn't tell the whole story. Among college educated Americans the rate is ~29% and falling year over year.

Also prenuptial agreements are a thing for a reason.