Who has said they wouldn't allow a married couple to separate?
By default, everyone who has said that marriage is for life. I did ask if anyone would allow married couples to seperate, but no-one answered.
Would you allow a married couple to separate?
If so, what do you think about adultery? It's either that or both parties must remain celibate until one of them dies.
For example...Bob and Sue get married at 18. By 25, they can't stand the sight of each other and separate. But, under the proposed system, they are required to remain married to each other until one of them dies. So if they have sex with anyone else, it's adultery.
If you would allow adultery (and bear in mind that many people think it should be punished by torture and/or death), what would you do about the legal issues?
For example...Five years later, Bob and Sue are with other people. They haven't even spoken to each other for years now. They're both with their new partners for a long time, and they both have children with them. Then, at 55, Bob dies of a heart attack. So everything he owns goes to his widow...Sue, the woman he last saw 30 years ago.