"John Smith" <user@example.net> wrote in message 
news:qviGd.8203$mo2.614906@news.xtra.co.nz...
>A marriage may end soon.  They are both from wealthy high status families. 
>They met through omiai.
>
> They mention lawyers and courts and "protecting reputation".  From what is 
> said aloud, it sounds like a court case would be solely to assign fault to 
> one party or the other, and that the stigma of being the blameworthy party 
> is too shameful to bear.
>
> Is that all there is to it?  The topic of money has been avoided 
> assiduously, but how are assets divided when marriages end, and will the 
> court case decide this?

I've heard that sometimes, when two companies are thinking of merging, the 
respective families of each may decide that a union of the families will be 
a stronger bond.  But the young couple will only be married on paper.  And 
that after some length of time, the couple will separate quietly.

Don't know if this view is valid and / or current (if ever).  But could this 
be a reason for Mr. Smith's couple in question?

Or am I reading too much into Japanese movies...


Sryn
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