Hello, Brian--Thank you for reading, and especially thank you for reading though you found yourself disagreeing with what I've written. That's wonderful to me when we can discuss our different perspectives. I guess...I prefer to leave it to individuals to decide whether this is or isn't a terrible reason. Some may think, "I'm glad that there's this extra layer of difficulty in extracting ourselves from this relationship so that when I'm feeling very upset with my person, I can't just act on emotion in the moment and destroy the relationship easily." Others may think exactly as you do, that this a way for the law to 'trap' people, forcing them to interact with a person longer than they want to. I think it's great we're able to consider both views. I guess it comes down to preference and making sure we find someone who matches our belief on this topic so that we don't have to persuade the person we're in a relationship with that they are wrong for preferring what they prefer. I suppose it's just as controversial as those bumper lanes in bowling. When we're learning relationship skills, and how to work through problems in a marriage, I prefer there be a bumper, a way to keep us on track in the marriage without so easily going into the gutter. But I completely believe it's ok that you believe differently, that bumpers are bad:)