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In reply to the discussion: Stay-at-Home Mom Facing Divorce? Don't Expect Alimony - Forbes article [View all]LostInAnomie
(14,428 posts)I'm not dodging anything. I have literally answered every question you have presented. You might not like the reality that there are real world consequences to choices, but it won't change the fact that it's true.
Stay at home spouses accept the risk of not building a work history when they CHOOSE to not work. In return for taking care of the family, they are given support from their working spouse. This agreement is for the length of the marriage. Unless there is some explicit agreement between both spouses for alimony/spousal support in the case of a divorce, the working spouse doesn't own the stay-at-home spouse a damn thing. They have already fulfilled their end of the bargain. Why should they have to pay twice?
It sucks that stay-at-home parents have a hard time finding a job, but no one held a gun to their head and forced then to not work or not develop some skills. They made the choice.
"Are people forced to marry stay at home spouses?"
No. But, they also aren't responsible if their spouse chose to essentially make themselves unemployable by never working. This isn't some kind of modern slavery. People can choose to work anytime they desire. If you choose to base your entire financial well-being on one person, you're probably making a piss poor decision.
edit: " It's obvious why you don't want to answer. You might as well come out with it."
Since I have no clue as to what the fuck you are talking about, why don't you just tell me why I don't want to answer?