Divorce Insurance

"Ever had that stinking feeling that the person your friend is marrying is perfectly awful? Of course no, because you love everyone. But should it happen, you can give the perfect wedding present: divorce insurance."

"WedLock is a new type of casualty insurance that gives the unhappily married policyholder a payout after he or she is unhitched. It costs about $16 a month for every $1,250 of coverage. But to discourage people from signing up just prior to divorce, policyholders must ante up for four years before the policy will pay out. It adds a premium of $250 per unit for every year the marriage survives beyond four. So if a policyholder who bought 10 units got divorced after 10 years, he or she would have handed over $19,188 and would receive a payout of $27,500. It's probably not worth getting divorced for, but the lump sum might salve some wounds."

-Time (Sept 13, 2010)

Hmm...kind of disgusting isn't it? Gotta love capitalism, anything to make a buck, right? You know we have all heard the silly argument that same-sex marriage is a threat to traditional marriage but come on, let's be honest: We heterosexuals do a great job of making a joke of the institution of marriage all on our own!