Who We Are
Changing Marriage is a movement dedicated to creating more "user-friendly" ways to marry and divorce. Our tagline, "Marry Well, Divorce Well," says it best in that our aim is to help all couples have better marriages and, in the event that they must divorce, to also have a better experience dissolving the marriage.
We live in a time of rapid change and seemingly unlimited choices, yet we are still using a "one-size- fits-all" marital institution that does not match our modern needs. Approximately two million people get married each year in this country. Given that the divorce rate has remained at or near 50% for the past forty years or so, it's safe to say that marriage as we have been practicing it in the past two hundred years is not working as planned!
Failing to modernize outdated marriage and divorce laws continually sets people up to feel bad about themselves if they can't or don't end up living "happily ever after" with their mate.
In more recent years, we have seen groups fighting to have the same rights and privileges that married couples have enjoyed. This has spurred changes such as domestic partners sharing health insurance benefits and increasing numbers of gay marriages being recognized as legal unions across the Country.
Changing Marriage hopes to pave the way to even more changes to this age old institution so that it fits better with who we are today.
Next Upcoming Event
Top Five Secrets to Surviving the Holidays with a Difficult Ex
Date:Sat. Dec 10, 2011
Time:from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Cost:$35.00 ($45.00 at the door*) Bring a friend and you both attend for $40 ($50 at the door)
Location:Corte Madera (exact location will be given upon registration)
Description:
Co-parenting with a difficult ex can be challenging any time of year, but the added pressure the holidays make it an overwhelming task. Competition over which parent will give the better gifts, to who will get custody of the kids for special days or vacation, and how to deal with ex-in-laws and...
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Latest Article
Is It Time to Get Marriage-Whys?
Oct 08, 2011 @ 1:18 AM
This week in headlines, we heard that Mexico is introducing legislation that will potentially put time frames around marriage with the minimum contract lasting two years.
There are now approximately 26 countries throughout the world that recognize civil unions, domestic partnerships and same sex marriages.
While I see these nuptial changes as positive evolution, I feel that we still have a one-size-fits-all model for partnering in a culture that increasingly celebrates our differences. These newer proposals are simply time-limited and toned-down versions of the same thing...
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Mission Statement
Changing Marriage provides innovative approaches to marriage that set people up to succeed from beginning to end
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