If the notorious seven-year itch exists, wouldn't it be more efficient to end marriages before they end themselves? That's what one Bavarian politician is suggesting. Gabriele Pauli says that, at the seven-year mark, couples should either agree to extend their marriage or the marriage should automatically dissolve.
While I definitely don't condone the idea of couples breaking up every seven years--think of the children!--I do like the idea of couples renewing their vows every seven years (i.e. consciously agreeing to extend their marriage, as she puts it). Standing up in front of a witness or several, looking each other in the eye and reiterating your commitment to one another can resurface the way you felt about one another when you recited your vows the first time... and sometimes couples just need to remember what brought them together in the first place.
What do you think about this woman's idea? Have you renewed your vows?
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