“For those who want to divorce or who are just mulling over the possibility of separating from their husbands, there is no reason to take action prior to April 2007. That’s the iron rule of divorce for many wives now.â€
Romance, respect and riding out the rough times it would appear now come rather cynically combined with an expiry date or sorts. However for those whose husbands have worked long and hard over the past 40 years or so, the likes of foreign tours, day trips with friends and leisurely luncheons look set to merrily continue for many years to come.
Shari says
“Romance, respect and riding out the rough times it would appear now come rather cynically combined with an expiry date or sorts.”
If there were much romance or respect in the marriages, the wives wouldn’t be contemplating divorce.
Most husbands whose wives want to divorce them have been taking their wives for granted for years, possibly decades. All this change is going to do is stop trapping women with demanding, useless husbands who don’t care about them. Would it be better to leave them with the option of poverty without a husband or despair with one? It’s not like the wives haven’t supported their husband during the 40 years they worked and earned the pension. They’re entitled to half of their husband’s retirement.
adfasdf says
they’re not entitled to half, you can’t just say every wife has supported her husband that much, just as you can’t say every husband respects his wife and she should try to work it out. she should work to make him respect her rather than running off. but anyway i predict more spousal abuse and murder if the divorce rate suddenly jumps.
nathan says
japanese wives have it so easy – all they do is rustle up a bit of breakfast, an hour or so of housework then dinner(if required) everyday. so many times i walked past places like ‘to the herbs’,’starbucks’ etc and seen loads of them spending their husbands hard earned money and just laughing away without a care in the world. give me that job any day!!