Ian said:
“To sum up, like most of the men who are reading this, I do not want to marry most of the women who are reading this. The difference is that I do not want to fornicate with them temporarily either, so I will not at any time have to awkwardly detach myself from that arrangement.”
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That’s pretty much why I’ve settled on a celibate lifestyle. What a lot of guys don’t seem to get is that, married or not, the legal exposure is the same. I’m not a lawyer, but from what I’ve seen of the legal system it probably works like this:
Just one little bit of bodily fluid left behind and your whole future is in the hands of the one you left it with. She has a change of mind–and you are a felon, just on her say-so. You might be able to argue a jury into seeing it your way, but the fact is, you will be forced to argue it in front of a jury, and what will be at stake will be 10-15 years in prison and your registration in a sexual predator database.
Whether you are guilty criminally or not, she can always come after your assets civilly. You might be able to defend against that as well, but don’t count on a jury not giving something to someone they think may be a victim. A jury might not want to go the step of taking your freedom, but they may have less trouble taking all your stuff.
In the end, at the recommendation of your attorney, even though you know you are in the right, you’ll reach an out-of-court settlement for about half…
Or, you could fight and win, which will cost you attorney fees amounting to about, half…
Or lose, and that will cost you everything.
Now that I lay it out… single dudes fornicating may be at greater risk…
