IMAGINARY MARRIAGE CONTRACT
We, the undersigned………………………………………………………………..(Groom) and ……………………………………………………………………………(Bride) have agreed on this………………..day, in the month of ………………………., in the year…………………., to the following terms that the Almighty God may bless our marriage and make it last forever with happiness:
- We will marry in the name of God, the creator of the universe
- We agree that we will live and work in ……………………………
- Our marriage shall be by the Catholic faith and tradition.
- All our children will be raised as Catholics.
- In the case of promotion at work, each of us will support the other fully to take it, even if it means moving away from our home.
- When either of us decides to pursue further education or vocational training, we will support him or her.
- Household chores will be divided equally, and one can help the other willingly.
- We will buy our own house and build a home with ……. Children.
- When a baby is born, both of us will be in charge of taking care of it. We will also take leaves and stay at home for the respective periods, after which we will hire a nanny to look after the kid as we go back to work.
- We will combine and manage our finances as a team. A savings account for emergencies and our future kids will also be opened.
- We will ground our children when they make a mistake with no leniency.
- Our children will go to the best private schools in the region and will afterward proceed to college with the fees we would have saved.
- In case of a marital conflict, we will try to solve it amicably, and if it does not work, we will seek the services of a marriage counselor.
- Our marriage will have no prenuptial agreement.
- During holidays, we will visit each other’s family for a week and later take a vacation to the end of the period.
We, the undersigned, pray to Almighty God to help us honor this contract, and we take God, the creator of the universe, as our witness. We make this pledge and agreement in front of the following witnesses:
Groom…………………………………………………………………………………….
Signature……………………………….. Date………………………
Bride………………………………………………………………………………………..
Signature…………………………………… Date…………………….
In conclusion, I have learned that my partner likes children a lot and wants to have a number of them. We seem to agree on most parts of the contract; however, our disagreement is on the number of kids, but we will reconsider that after having our firstborn. Discussing about the agreement was a little bit challenging but mostly fun. In my future relationship, if I am to get married, I would draft a marriage contract.