Relationship Advice pt. 2

The second idea I heard proposed via talk radio is the idea of marriage, actually biding by contract terms. The whole process of marriage is becoming more and more like sports anyways. When you're in your twenties, think of yourself as a scout. You head to different areas to check out the local prospects. Make them take the Wonderlic exam (intelligence), check their physical prowess (obvious), and how much up-side they bring to the table. You have to make sure they don't have any prior drug issues or are considered a Diva/locker room enigma.

Finally, you make your selection (marriage) and hope all goes well. If not you end up with a bust, which you spend your hard earned cash on, and you look back thinking why didn't I drop down a bit to select that other woman....err prospect.

Now comes the curveball. Say things are working out great with that prospect, but after 3-5 years, you start taking them for granted. They may start looking elsewhere because of them feeling unappreciated or undervalued. To prevent this, a famous actor came up with the theory that marriage should be treated exactly like a contract. You get married and sign on together for a 5 or possibly 10 year deal. Things go well, you still love each other, there's no Tiger Woodsing going on, then you both can opt to renew the contract. Sign on for more of a long-term deal if you want to take that risk, or a short-term one if you're worried about missing out on upcoming drafts.

However, if you're treating her like garbage, she opts out after 5 years, receives a buy-out (settlement), no hard feelings and life moves on. This would greatly reduce the divorce rate because it would be treated more like long-term dating.

When you first start dating, things are amazing b/c you're both trying to impress your potential suitor. It's only once you start settling (taking plays off) do the arguments and break-ups occur. This contract would "force" couples to treat every year like it's that first year. If you really love that person, you don't want them to leave after the 5-10 year contract is up. Then again you'll get those people who "dog it" for the first 4 years, then have a monster contract year. This leads to them over-inflating their value. Next, some poor guy will treat her too well, and within the year, realize he paid too high of price on the next Ryan Leaf.

Then again, what do I know about dating, I'm no Mel Kiper Jr.