The idea that men and women are the same and should be treated as such in marriage is one of the reasons such foolishness as same-sex marriage is even contemplated. Marriage is not created because men and women are the same, it is useful, fruitful and necessary precisely because they are different. Millions of Americans live in a different world from you and the Prof. Women are the main caretakers of the family and the home even today. This lowers their earning power. Only if we agree that Marriage is like any other contract can we agree that men and women should be treated the same within it. If a woman has, relying on the marriage bond, taken the role of chief homemaker it would be an outrage to take away her source of income,especially if she is not at fault for the marriage’s end. But of course we now have “no-fault” divorce, another foolish device if marriage is to mean anything. Finally, whatever the law says, a man seeking alimony is inherently unmanly. Unless she crippled they guy running over him in the Mazzerati as she left, a women should not have to pay a man a stipend. This is especially true of Federline. Marriage is forever. That ought to be the default view of society. If the marriage doesn’t last it does not mean the obligations should not. If your car crashes you still owe the bank payments on it “forever.” As with your comments these points are separate from child payments.
