[MamaTexan]

Considering the right to unilaterally break a contract unquestionable because you’ve unilaterally broken the contract doesn’t track. The whole underlined part of your post doesn’t track.

Perhaps you should have your tracks checked.

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Applying the logic to a broader range means that people could unilaterally break the marriage contract if “the occasion may, in their opinion require it.”

LOL! Don't tell me you haven't ever heard of irreconcilable differences.

[KrisKrinkle]

“Perhaps you should have your tracks checked.”

That contributes nothing to the discussion.

“LOL! Don’t tell me you haven’t ever heard of irreconcilable differences.”

Don’t tell me you’ve never heard of “Till death do us part.”
What about “in sickness and in health”? What about “Forsaking all others”. Or maybe it’s just that if the contract can be broken at will, the terms don’t really matter.

As to “irreconcilable differences”, that’s a cultural/societal thing. In our larger society you can end a marriage due to irreconcilable differences, but you can’t necessarily just unilaterally leave it, not legally anyway. The other party may be due a penalty or a share of the goods, and the legal nits have to be taken care of. A lot depends on the law of the State you’re in.