The excellent blogger of familial breakdown, Dalrock, nails it in this post about the modern fetishization of divorce. Reason #1,023 to avoid marriage, except perhaps in the Philippines. Notice that this has nothing to do with trapping people against their will, and everything to do with obligating people to fulfill their promises (which are an act of the will).
To argue that you should not be bound by your promises is to concede that you are not a moral agent, cannot be trusted, and should instead be regarded as a juvenile/ward of the state. Small wonder that many of the same people who demand immunity from their promises also demand massive, paternalistic government intrusion in our daily lives. Incapable of responsibility, they are likewise incapable of freedom.
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