Marriage, recent humor and a book

This from N in NJ, "The Shortest Fairy Tale Ever":..."Once upon a time, a girl asked a guy "Will you marry me?" The guy said, "No" and the girl lived happily ever after and went shopping, dancing, drank martinis, always had a clean house, never had to cook, stayed skinny and farted whenever she wanted."

Reminds me of the joke my happy bachelor brother told me last Thanksgiving while sitting around the fire pit: What's the number one cause of divorce? .... eeeyeppers.

At which I thought: RIIIIIGHT. Never get married again. Find someone to love, love each other, and just get re-engaged every year. That way no one gets lazy because you don't choose each other Once and Forever, but have to consciously rechoose each other every year. And, bonus, throw a nice BBQ for your friends and family who are supposed to also consciously support you in the difficultly beautiful soul-growth of real love and commitment. (No need for a new ring every year, that's consumerist and stupid).

About the real thing: bell hooks, All about Love. Love=respect.