Ayo13945:
What is a contract of companionship?
A contract of companionship is a legal
document that is signed by 2 individuals
going into a romantic relationship.

Example:
Mr X meets Mrs Y; Mr X tries to woo Mrs Y
but she refuses; after a while she accepts
but both Mr X and Mrs Y are intelligent
and they know what they want in the
relationship; they both sign a contract.


The contract goes thus:

•Time: This is one of the most important
parts of the contract; in it both parties will
assign a time limit to the relationship.
i.e Both partners agree to date and court for
5 years; after 5 years the contract will expire
when that happens there are 3 outcomes.

•Either they marry.

•They can go their seperate ways no
heartbreaks no regrets.

•If both partners love being in a relationship
without wanting to marry they can sign
another contract for a specific amount of
years.
Note: The number of years on the contract
could be any number 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 years etc.


•The type of Relationship:
In this heading they look at finance.

•Is it a relationship where only the man
brings money; or the lady also contributes.

•If the man agrees to pay the woman money;
He must choose whether it is a weekly or
monthly allowance

•If the woman decides she is financially
buoyant; then the man can choose not to
pay her an allowance.

•It is well known that people who are in a
relationship borrow from each other. In the
contract each partner will decide the largest
amount a partner can borrow another
partner and also a time limit that the
borrowee will repay the borrower.

In another heading they look at "consent".
Sex can be a big issue in relationship with
either partner not knowing what they want
at times.

•The partners will decide whether they want
a sex-free relationship; or one in which both
partners are sexually active.

•There will be a penalty for rape and sexual
harassment. If both partners sign for a sex
free relationship and one partner(usually the
man) Breaches the contract by molesting
or raping the other partner; one of two
things will happen:

1)The contract is terminated and the man is
asked to pay a fine.

2) The lady can continue with the contract
and the man still pays a fine.


•Fidelity:

•Both partners will choose whether they
want an open relationship whereby either
partner can have sexual relationships with
other partners. In this case there is no fine
or penalty for any partner having affairs with
someone else.

•Both Partners can choose to have a regular
relationship. In this agreement; if any partner
is caught having an affair with an outsider
he or she will have to pay a fine for the breach
of contract.

There are other headings that the couple will
add on their own.

The purpose of this contract is:

1) CLARITY:Most people go into relationships
without knowing what they want. It is my
hope that such contracts will give people a
clear idea of what they are going into.

2) BOUNDARIES: Nowadays relationships are
known for being too chaotic and volatile.
The purpose of contracts like this is to bring
in more order and stability to relationships.

3) CONTROL: Partners can shape and form
the relationship to suit each other's tastes.
In this way people have more control over
the structure of their relationships; they know
the do's and dont's and also the pros and
the cons of their relationship.

Note: Both Partners can change the features
of their agreement as long as they both
agree on the same thing.

I wrote this to create a possible solution to
the problems that come from bad relation-
ships.

In the future both married and unmarried
couples will have contracts similar to these;
and they will have more control over their
future.

Ayo13945:
The Idea came to me on a particular
Evening.

I had to quickly write it down before it
could Vanish.

I occassionaly get Ideas from time to time
when my mind is very quiet.