Is marriage really a contract? If any other contract were as vague and open-ended as marriage, no one in their right mind would sign it.
Let’s call it what it is: marriage is a scam. They tell you it’s a contract, but it’s nothing like the agreements you enter into for a mortgage, a car loan, or a business deal. Those are real contracts. They lay out exactly what happens if you don’t hold up your end of the bargain. Miss a mortgage payment? The bank forecloses. Default on a car loan? They take your car. It’s clear, it’s straightforward, and it’s fair.
The so-called “Marriage Contract”? It’s not even close. There’s no outline of consequences if one person breaks the agreement. There’s no real discussion of what happens if things go south. Instead, the courts are set up to make sure men get stuck with the bill while women get a free ride out of the deal. It’s a one-sided trap designed to financially cripple men while pretending to be about “love” and “commitment.”
Where in the Contract Did You Agree to Be a Slave?
Think about it: when you sign any other contract, you know what you’re agreeing to. You know the terms, the risks, and the penalties. But where in the marriage contract did you agree to be enslaved by alimony payments for years? Nowhere. Yet somehow, the courts expect you to pay for someone who decided they didn’t want to hold up their end of the marriage. She gets to walk away, while you get stuck paying for her lifestyle.
Where’s the fairness in that? If this were a real contract, she wouldn’t be entitled to a dime if she’s the one bailing. But that’s not how it works. Instead, you’re on the hook, and the system doesn’t care that you didn’t agree to this. They don’t care that you didn’t sign up to hand over half your paycheck to someone who’s no longer contributing to your life.
Marriage is often referred to as a “contract,” but the reality is far different from legal contracts in business or finance. There’s no written agreement spelling out the financial consequences in the event of a divorce, unless a couple signs a prenuptial agreement. Even with a prenup, courts have the authority to invalidate portions of the agreement if they determine it’s “unfair” or not in the best interest of one party.
Where’s Your Protection?
In any other contract, you have protection. Both sides are on the hook if things go wrong. But where in the so-called marriage contract do you agree to keep paying for her lifestyle when she bails? Nowhere. It’s not a real contract—it’s slavery in a tuxedo.
Alimony? She leaves, cheats, decides she’s “not happy,” and you’re the one writing checks every month? You didn’t sign up for that. But the courts don’t care. They’ll bleed you dry, telling you that you owe it to her. What other contract works like this? In business, if you fail to uphold your end of the deal, you don’t get to keep collecting from the other side. But in marriage? She bails, and you keep paying.
Where’s the fairness? Where’s the accountability?
Asset Division Is a Joke
And don’t even get me started on the division of assets. You work your ass off for years, building a life, saving money, investing in your future. Then she decides she’s bored or “not happy,” and suddenly, she’s entitled to half of everything you’ve built.
How does that make any sense? If this were a real contract, she’d only be entitled to what she put in, just like in any business partnership. You don’t get to walk away from a business deal with more than what you contributed. But in marriage, she walks away with half, even if she didn’t earn it. The courts will strip you of your savings, your home, your retirement—all because they think she’s somehow entitled to your hard-earned money. It’s robbery, plain and simple.
“Family law” in many states, particularly in community property states like California, requires the division of assets, regardless of individual contributions. This is unlike a business contract, where each party’s contribution is typically taken into account.
No Accountability, No Consequences
What really blows my mind is that marriage has zero accountability. Where’s the clause that says if she’s the one who wants out, she doesn’t get anything? Where’s the clause that says if she cheats, she’s on her own? If this were any other contract, the party breaking the agreement would face consequences.
But not in marriage. She can bail for any reason—or no reason at all—and you’re still the one left paying. The system is designed to make sure men lose, no matter what. And the courts take it seriously—when it’s time to enforce alimony or child support, they’re all in. But when it comes to enforcing the promises made in marriage? Nowhere to be found.
Marriage Is a Financial Trap
At the end of the day, marriage isn’t a contract—it’s a financial trap. A scam that ropes men in with promises of partnership and love, only to screw them over when it falls apart. The courts don’t care about fairness, they care about how much money they can squeeze out of you and hand over to her.
If this were a real contract, men wouldn’t be walking away from marriages broke, beaten, and burdened with lifelong payments. It’s time we stop pretending marriage is anything other than a rigged game designed to destroy men financially. No other contract works this way, and no man in his right mind should sign up for it.
“Marriage Contract” Vs Real Contracts
1. Lack of Specific Terms in Marriage Contracts
- Real Contracts: In a business deal, everything’s laid out. You know your obligations, risks, and the consequences of breaking the agreement. It’s clear and direct. You know what you’re signing up for.
- Real Marriage: Marriage? It’s a blank check. No details about who’s responsible for what, no clear terms on what happens if one party bails. There’s no “if she stops contributing, she gets nothing” clause. It’s vague, open-ended, and you walk in blind, unaware of the financial destruction waiting for you when things go south.
2. One-Sided Consequences
- Real Contracts: Both sides have something to lose. If one party defaults, the other has legal recourse. Everyone’s got skin in the game.
- Real Marriage: One-sided isn’t even the half of it. If the marriage crumbles, you’re the one who pays. Alimony, child support, asset division—it’s all on you. She walks away with the benefits, even if she’s the one who tore it apart. No other contract works like this—only marriage lets someone break the deal and still get rewarded.
3. No Consent for Future Obligations
- Real Contracts: You know what you’re liable for when you sign. If new obligations come up, you agree to them beforehand. There’s no retroactive changes to what you owe.
- Real Marriage: The second you say “I do,” you sign up for unknown future obligations. Lifetime alimony? Half your assets gone? That wasn’t part of the deal when you signed up, but the courts will make sure that’s what you end up paying. It’s the only “contract” where they change the terms after you’ve already signed.
4. Lack of an Exit Clause
- Real Contracts: You want out? There’s an exit strategy. It’s part of the deal, and you know exactly what the cost is to walk away.
- Real Marriage: Good luck. Divorce is a state-controlled nightmare where you don’t set the terms. The courts decide how much you pay, who gets what, and how much of your paycheck is going to her. In any other contract, you’d never sign up for something where you can’t see the cost of leaving—but in marriage, you don’t get a choice.
5. Enforcement Only Hits One Side
- Real Contracts: If either party defaults, consequences are enforced equally. You don’t pay your mortgage, the bank forecloses. It’s fair.
- Real Marriage: Enforcement is a joke. It’s all about making sure she gets hers. Alimony, child support—it’s all enforced against you. Miss a payment? They’ll garnish your wages, seize assets, whatever it takes. Meanwhile, nothing is enforced on her side. All those promises she made? Gone. But the courts will still make sure you pay up, no matter what.
6. Post-Contract Slavery
- Real Contracts: When a contract ends, it’s over. You’re done. You don’t owe anything once the deal is complete.
- Real Marriage: Marriage might be “over,” but the payments keep coming. Alimony, child support, it never ends. In some cases, you’re stuck paying her for life. There’s no other contract where you’re still paying long after it’s done. It’s slavery by another name, and no one told you about that part when you signed up.
7. Contracts Are Built on Mutual Benefit
- Real Contracts: Both sides get something out of the deal, and if one party doesn’t hold up their end, the contract is over. The injured party can walk away or seek compensation.
- Real Marriage: Once the marriage falls apart, only one side keeps benefiting—and it’s not you. She gets alimony, child support, and half your assets. You get stuck with the bill. You’re forced to keep paying even though she’s no longer contributing to your life. There’s no mutual benefit—it’s a one-way street to financial ruin.
8. Risk and Reward Are Out of Whack
- Real Contracts: You wouldn’t sign a deal where the risks outweigh the rewards. You weigh the potential losses before you sign, and if it doesn’t make sense, you don’t do it.
- Real Marriage: Marriage is the only contract where the risks fall entirely on you. You risk losing your assets, paying alimony for decades, and funding her life while you start over from scratch. She risks almost nothing. It’s not a partnership—it’s a scam, and you’re the one who pays.
It’s not a contract. It’s a one-sided deal designed to strip you of your hard-earned money, time, and freedom while rewarding her no matter what.
