What is your opinion of "covenant marriage"

Question

What is your opinion of "covenant marriage"

Answer 1

Weirdly, a reasearch article I read showed that the divorce rate of "covenant marriages" was the same as all other marriages.  That says something, given how tough divorce can be in a covenant marriage.

I think it goes back to a paradox of marriages - too much security can be a bad thing.  If a person believes that their spouse simply can't or won't leave them no matter what, it has the effect of making them a less attentive partner.

Answer 2

Do some historical research on the topic - it comes from the days when men owned women and all their wordly goods.

Answer 3

Well, since I am Catholic, my opinion is that marriage is a covenant and is an agreement with God to stay married.

However, I am also realistic and I wouldn't say with my FI if he became abusive to me, my children, or developed a drug problem that he would not seek help for. I don't anticipate any of those things happening, but those are pretty much deal breakers for me.

Answer 4

I think it is stupid. It is also costlier to states that have it because they have to go through all these steps taking up court time.  If you look at the stats of states that have covenant marriage, very, very few marriages actually take place using it.

The problem is that just like premarital counseling, they don't take the time to examine the primary causes of divorce which are adultery and addictions.  I think it's just an attempt by foolish people to pretend that everything was peachy keen in the 50s before divorce became socially acceptable.