Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Employment Status

Re:Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Emp... by DominikR on Friday July 29, 2016 @03:09AM (#12185396)

> It's essentially unemployment benefits owed by the marriage as an association.

1) You don't get unemployment benefits for life. There is usually a limit. It is a free ride.

2) Women today expect men to share work at home equally. Not every couple does that but many do and most women do return to their jobs a few years after child birth. So what exactly should the women be reimbursed for?

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Re:Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Emp... by icebraining on Friday July 29, 2016 @04:38AM (#12185622)

Like I said, implementations vary and I don't mean to defend them all, just the core idea. And I'm not even necessarily a supporter of alimony at all; a system where such spouses got actual unemployment and other state benefits instead is probably preferable.

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Re:Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Emp... by exstudent2 on Saturday July 30, 2016 @10:02AM (#12192997)

I could see how the state paying may seem preferable at first glance but as a tax payer I absolutely do not want to be paying to support people post-divorce.

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Re:Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Emp... by DominikR on Sunday July 31, 2016 @10:53AM (#12197204)

We must change the legal framework so that women cannot effectively marry the state anymore. They are responsible for their own life choices just as any other person so I don't see why they should get a free ride.

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