Talk:Starter marriage

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[edit] Definition of Starter Marriage

Anonymous editor 209.247.22.164 claims on the basis of "sources cited" that a starter marriage is "one in which the wife plays a major role in the running of the household and raising of the children while supporting her husband's career, only to be abandoned by her spouse for a younger woman, often after their offspring are grown." S/he futher claims, in a message on my talk page, that "There is no truth in the statement that a starter marriage lasts less than 5 years and has no children" and that his/her definition is "correct and substantiated by the source cited."

In fact, the source cited, Pamela Paul's 2002 book "The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony," is extremely clear on the definition of a starter marriage. By the definition there, which 209.247.22.164 seems not to have read, despite his/her claims to the contrary,

"Starter Marriages, like all marriages are meant to last forever. But they don't. Instead, they fizzle out within five years, always before children begin." (page 4)

There is no ambiguity here; 209.247.22.164's definition is not that in the text. The original definition in the article, which 209.247.22.164 has repeatedly removed, is correct. Uucp 13:14, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

The whole being abandoned for a younger woman bit sounds more like the women of The First Wives Club, if there's an appropriate neologism for that. Wl219 03:09, 17 June 2007 (UTC)