Relationship Design: Join this Exciting Experiment
How would such an approach change the pains involved with break-ups, mitigate responsibilities, alter potential sources of conflict, such as concepts of faithfulness or even promiscuity? We envision that individuals are may plan their lives and relationships and may in a multidimensional rather than a linear possibility space.
All parameters of the options can be customized. E.g. the conditions under which the option can be executed and its point in time can all be subject to a negotiation. Of course no guarantee can be given, but certain social risks may be reduced. Aim is to increase comfort and flexibility and reducing certain fearful emotions.
Let us ask how we could for example hedge the needs of a single mother securing her children, or a divorcee, who needs time to overcome an unhappy separation. Or, let's imagine relationships had expiry dates upfront, a concept probably causing a lot of friction. Share your views, we are curious to learn from you.
The Western approach to mating and marriage is only one way. In Asian cultures e.g. especially in India arranged marriages e.g. are based on more or less rational and consensual matchmaking between family clans instead of between individuals.
Relationship-design and its evolution will mean in every culture something different.