Thursday, June 30, 2005

I just read a Life! article about this author, Terry McMillan, who married a guy half her age when she was 40 years old and wrote a book to celebrate the mutual love, How Stella Got Her Groove Back. It was even made into a movie starring Angela Bassett. And now, she just found out that the guy is GAY and they're filing for divorce, and he was just using her to get a US citizenship.

That's not even half as bad.

The worse part is, the court ordered her to pay HIM alimony of what, US$2000 a month?? like, WTF!? Is it her fault that he turned gay? Why does she have to pay spousal support, it's not like he can't work. I know this sounds totally feminist when divorced wives get tonnes of cash from their rich ex-husbands in alimony but divorced husbands shouldn't. it's not like i think husbands shouldn't get it. but i feel that when the husbands have the MEANS to support themselves then the ex-wives should not be made to pay support! like, hi!!

Most of the women getting divorce payouts use the excuse that their husbands gave them a very lavish lifestyle and they need that money to continue living that lifestyle (as though it would be hard to adjust to being poor again!!??), i think that's a bullcrap excuse too. But the wife paying the husband? That's even further bullcrap. Plus the fact that he's like 30 years old and able-bodied. So what's this money gonna do, 'comfort' him when he's having fun gaying around? As though it's not bad enough that your husband is gay, can you imagine the emotional torture she's going through? And she STILL has to PAY him to enjoy his gay lifestyle, seriously like what the fuckk.

Don't get me wrong i have nothing against gays, those who know me know that. But i just think that alimony should be paid when
a) the (ex)spouse has no means of supporting oneself
b) the spouse has suffered in the relationship and needs compensation
c) okay the 'lavish lifestyle' excuse is crap but makes sense for a short while. Maybe like a year plus but no longer than that. The woman should learn to be poor.

Which brings up the issue of pre-nup agreements. I am now in full support of them. People should get what they started out with in the marriage, and split the rest. A cruel pre-marriage step to take, but ultimately necessary.

Comments anyone?

Mrs Brightside at 9:24 am

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