No more divorce, Instead you must find another married couple to swap spouses with
Posted by FinancialElephant@reddit | CrazyIdeas | View on Reddit | 61 comments
To help with loneliness epidemic
Anon_168@reddit
Then I won't marry in the first place. Being single is status quo, so all I have to do is nothing. Saves all the trouble
bluebuns123@reddit
But they come with bad reviews š
FinancialElephant@reddit (OP)
It gives you spiteful motivation to make your next marriage work though.
If you get happier and better after the swap you can show your ex that he/she was the problem and not you.
bismuth92@reddit
I mean, you can do that now.
FinancialElephant@reddit (OP)
But with this you are partnered with someone so you can hate your ex as a team
bismuth92@reddit
You can get together with someone else immediately after separating now. Only difference is you don't also have to pair up your ex with someone. Nobody wants to play matchmaker for their ex, let's just focus on finding someone new for ourselves maybe?
xrelaht@reddit
People already do that.
NotYourGa1Friday@reddit
Sounds like cheating with extra steps
MariahJames8@reddit
The chances of both partners getting on better with a random partner is slim to none
zippy72@reddit
Worked for Sheryl Crow though
Victor_Korchnoi@reddit
There were two Yankees players who switched wives. Years later, one of them was happy about it.
therealCatnuts@reddit
They switched lives. Spouses, kids, dogs, houses. Everything.Ā
One_Recover_673@reddit
Are we limited to the same couple? Or can we go to a farmers market or swap event where we can individually choose available formally married partners?
FinancialElephant@reddit (OP)
Chaining multiple swaps is fine
One_Recover_673@reddit
Is there a penalty if I drop my wife off at the meeting with the target couple and say Iām parking the car but drive away because I just wanna be by myself?
FinancialElephant@reddit (OP)
If you drop a wife, you must pick up a wife. You can't go wifeless
One_Disaster_5995@reddit
How is that supposed to help? Seems unnecessarily complicated and a recipe for disaster, as you'd have to match two couples at once.
FinancialElephant@reddit (OP)
I think you can run multiple swaps until everyone gets who they want.
One_Disaster_5995@reddit
OR you just break up and see if you can find a new partner without the old one looking over your shoulder.
FinancialElephant@reddit (OP)
That's not crazy enough
Rip_Tide222222@reddit
But thereās always going to be a few people that no one really wants
Scrangdorber@reddit
Wife Swap was a real TV show
Mundane-Caregiver169@reddit
That show traded in cowardly half-measures. It was temporary, nobody had to change their name, nobody ever had to move to a new country and go through the naturalization process, or learn a new language.
DimensionMediocre439@reddit
They didn't even have sex with their new spouse.
Altforwrestling@reddit
I know damn well at least one of the parents on those swapping spouse shows had to have tried to bang. Off camera.
xrelaht@reddit
I only saw maybe two episodes, but I felt like they hated their new families, or maybe vice versa.
TheEyebal@reddit
stupid idea the other partner might be abusive or difficult to work with
crazymcfattypants@reddit
That's why it's posted in Crazy Ideas.
TheEyebal@reddit
OH you right LOL
Anarchistcowboy420@reddit
Sooo just an average divorce?
I-own-a-shovel@reddit
Yeah, no. I would prefer to be alone rather than with someone I wouldnāt get along with.
Also, if the couples both have kids, wow, the mess.
EvieSunKissed@reddit
This would fix loneliness and create ten new problems instantly.
sillybilly8102@reddit
Iām not sure it would even fix loneliness. A lot of lonely people arenāt in marriages to begin with. And a lot of loneliness comes from lack of friendships, community, and āthird placesā (not home or work) to hang out
SquareVehicle@reddit
I wouldn't wish my ex wife on anyone. Some people just need to be single.
shrivvette808@reddit
They do this in rural locations.
Claud6568@reddit
Iāve been saying this forever that people should go live another persons life for a month or two. Would give huge perspective. Not only for marriage but lifestyle, career, everything. Why isnāt there a reality show for this?? Yes I know about wife swap. But what about LIFE swap??
maddog2271@reddit
This somehow reminds me of the old saying that most of us would like to get rid of our problems, but if everyone could put their problems on the table and show them to other people, most people would keep their own problems. Like for example a number of my wifeās female friends have gotten divorced and while they are all nice women and attractive enough, I know enough about them that I would never ever ever want to be married to them.
25sittinon25cents@reddit
Congrats, you've just exponentially increased the popularity of swinger lifestyle.
FinancialElephant@reddit (OP)
Swinging is just having an orgy with other married people.
This is the transferal of your marriage contract to a new holder by trading spouses.
25sittinon25cents@reddit
And what's to stop people from continuously abusing the system by divorcing I e. Wanting to continue trading out old wives for new ones?
sleeper_shark@reddit
Whatās to stop people from doing that right nowā¦?
25sittinon25cents@reddit
Nothing, but you'll have a lot more people easily manipulate and gaslight their partner into going through with this since it's the way the system is set up
FinancialElephant@reddit (OP)
Nothing, but this idea makes finding a new spouse for yourself and your current spouse mandatory before you separate
Your_As_Stupid_As_Me@reddit
Finding another couple to consent.
sleeper_shark@reddit
Youād still need that under OPās system
Excellent-Stretch-81@reddit
That's already possible (and quite common) under the current system.
FinancialElephant@reddit (OP)
Because both couples have to agree on the swap ig
boringexplanation@reddit
Sounds like pornhub is sponsoring all divorce courtrooms under this idea
PsychologicalTowel79@reddit
It's what the show WifeSwap was about. /s
techaaron@reddit
Guys should we tell OP? š¤£
NewPresWhoDis@reddit
Right? OP just reinvented the 70s.
Scrangdorber@reddit
I pick Anya Taylor Joy and whoever her husband is. I'll swap with him please.
Second choice is Karen Gillan.
son_e_jim@reddit
I'd love to see Trevor Noah talk this one through on an episode of "If I Ruled the World".
eeksie-peeksie@reddit
Nightmare!
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LilacBlissBerry@reddit
This feels like a social experiment that would collapse by a week or two.
arbitrageME@reddit
Sometimes the swap happens before the divorce ... Without you having known about it
XROOR@reddit
Many people I attended high school with are getting together, after divorcing their partners, and posting about their dates.
paulin727@reddit
Instead of subtracting, why not just add. Make it a nice poly!
Your_As_Stupid_As_Me@reddit
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