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Do I applaud or vomit?
That Hamlet-like question twists my mind when I read about our postmodern culture's mental struggles.
Most recently, it happened when I read about "relationship contracts."
They're documents signed by people who have decided they're going to start having a lot of sex but want something more substantive than "just having a good time."
There are hundreds of sample forms online. Some couples even hire lawyers to help, ahem, bang out the terms.
I guess they cover all sorts of things. One couple (the Collinses) drafted a relationship contract with 62 sections spread over nine articles (or, in their terms, "62 questions" addressed in nine "chapters").
Continued below.
That Hamlet-like question twists my mind when I read about our postmodern culture's mental struggles.
Most recently, it happened when I read about "relationship contracts."
They're documents signed by people who have decided they're going to start having a lot of sex but want something more substantive than "just having a good time."
There are hundreds of sample forms online. Some couples even hire lawyers to help, ahem, bang out the terms.
I guess they cover all sorts of things. One couple (the Collinses) drafted a relationship contract with 62 sections spread over nine articles (or, in their terms, "62 questions" addressed in nine "chapters").
Continued below.
Love Contracts: Lookin' for Stability in All the Wrong Places?
Postmodern culture is increasingly held together with band-aids. The relationship contract is just one example.
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