The Colorado law, in contrast, provides that the request for a divorce can come from either or both parties, but if it comes from just one, the other party may file a response denying that the marriage is irretrievably broken. In practice, the results in Colorado are very much what they are in Texas. When one party resists a divorce, it might produce a 60-day delay but not much else. In the end, the divorce will be granted. While one might sympathize with Truncelito for his predicament, the truth is that marriage is no longer the kind of emotional commitment and legal obligation that it once was.
Many young people seem to want to be about as far away from marriage as they can get.
Plainly, it will take something of a revival of general interest before marriage is seen as much more than just another living arrangement. Congress has lately been much involved in eliminating the so-called mar riage penalty. Bill Clinton has vetoed that bill and it is doubtful there are enough votes to override it. In any case, the bill wouldn't do much to overcome the fact that marriage is seen by many people as offering few advantages over other living arrangements. And, wonder of wonders, there seems to be a renewed interest in raising families.