German politician Gabriele Pauli shocked her conservative party and
sent waves through news outlets worldwide when she proposed in September
2007 that marriage should only last seven years.
Described at the time as “Bavaria’s most glamorous politician,” the
50-year-old, twice-divorced, motorcycle-riding Pauli campaigned for
party head, in part, with the hopes of institutionalizing what some have
called “the seven-year itch.” Her plan was that marriages would
automatically dissolve after seven years, at which point the spouses
could renew their union or go along on their own merry ways. Pauli did
not win in her bid for party leadership.
Seven-Year What?
The “seven-year itch” is a widely recognized psychological term
suggesting the seven-year mark as a common time when spouses sense they
have drifted away from each other and desire to explore other romantic
interests. It’s also the title of an iconic 1955 motion picture, which
popularized the phrase in relation to marriage. Continue at David Mathis
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