yevkassem72
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It is the year 2207. Marriage having nearly collapsed as an institution under the weight of radical feminism, expectations of monogamy, expensive divorces, and the sheer bureaucratic red tape involved, the corporations have contracted out from the various national and local governments to take over the matter. Several businesses have become matchmakers, arranging marriages for people who hire them to do so.
There are a great deal of options available, including polygyny, polyandry, combination of polygyny and polyandry, open marriage, non-specific marriages(ones that wink at extramarital affairs by default), same-sex marriage, and traditional monogamy, with various contracts available. Some are for life, some for shorter terms and can be renewable.
French Ambassador to the UN Dr. Edmond Jasteaux has a French-Canadian wife, specifically chosen for his term while in New York. Now, however, he is about to return to Paris to become a candidate for the National Assembly. He is not sure about whether he wishes to renew his marriage contract with Danielle, to whom he married with a short-term, non-specific contract (it made no sense to raise fidelity issues at all over such a temporary marriage).
He has taken an occasional other woman to bed, but not that many women. Mostly high-class escorts, whom he could trust to be discreet. He is pretty sure that Danielle has done so, but he can't prove it and he is not worried about it. It is a 2 year marriage and the expiration is up next month, shortly after he was to leave for France. He really likes her, but doesn't see her really sticking around, given her ambitions to be an actress, now that her fashion model career is starting to get dull.
He is considering remarriage or simply staying single, which a small minority still do, despite the marital reforms. He sleeps with women when he has the time and energy, the main reason that he has never followed custom by taking a mistress. Having a wife and few call girls are fine, but two regular women....well, now, with more available time, perhaps he'd consider. The practice by no means died out with corporate matrimony. It just fit into the non-specific and open marriage contracts.
OOC:
Danielle is going to be played by raisedSkirt, who I hope to see start posting now that this IC thread is up.
There are a great deal of options available, including polygyny, polyandry, combination of polygyny and polyandry, open marriage, non-specific marriages(ones that wink at extramarital affairs by default), same-sex marriage, and traditional monogamy, with various contracts available. Some are for life, some for shorter terms and can be renewable.
French Ambassador to the UN Dr. Edmond Jasteaux has a French-Canadian wife, specifically chosen for his term while in New York. Now, however, he is about to return to Paris to become a candidate for the National Assembly. He is not sure about whether he wishes to renew his marriage contract with Danielle, to whom he married with a short-term, non-specific contract (it made no sense to raise fidelity issues at all over such a temporary marriage).
He has taken an occasional other woman to bed, but not that many women. Mostly high-class escorts, whom he could trust to be discreet. He is pretty sure that Danielle has done so, but he can't prove it and he is not worried about it. It is a 2 year marriage and the expiration is up next month, shortly after he was to leave for France. He really likes her, but doesn't see her really sticking around, given her ambitions to be an actress, now that her fashion model career is starting to get dull.
He is considering remarriage or simply staying single, which a small minority still do, despite the marital reforms. He sleeps with women when he has the time and energy, the main reason that he has never followed custom by taking a mistress. Having a wife and few call girls are fine, but two regular women....well, now, with more available time, perhaps he'd consider. The practice by no means died out with corporate matrimony. It just fit into the non-specific and open marriage contracts.
OOC:
Danielle is going to be played by raisedSkirt, who I hope to see start posting now that this IC thread is up.