Paper Marriage ( Archived) (24)

good clear answer

i am good thank you cold, How you doing?

sounds good,

and waiting for the Divorce Papers is half the fun I patiently wait for them.

It used to be that a "paper marriage" was beneficial to both parties, in that each gained politically, socially, or financially, or two or three out of three. For example, when Madame Pompadour died, leaving Louis XV alone, he sought out the company of a woman he'd noticed at gambling halls. She could not be his mistress (which was an acceptable position in those days) unless she had the title of Countess or better...She did not come from a royal line, so Louis arranged a marriage between her and a duke, so that 'Madame DuBarry' could be presented at court as Duchesse. It worked, the duke lived far away in his chateau, was paid handsomely for the ruse; he and DuBarry never "did it".
Things have changed in the 21st century. It's actually lucrative for a married couple to divorce, continue to live together and all that jazz....and gain financially from it. It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world, indeed.

I don't know any couples in this area that are in a "phony" (paper) marriage. There ARE couples who were happy, but aren't anymore....but you know, divorce is SUCH a hassle. I have a relative who is finalizing her divorce--it has taken about four years and change.....what a hot mess.

That's a mighty big "IF".