Summary
JOHN CLEESE'S view that marriages should be for fixed terms of five years confuses the marriage licence (permission to have a wedding) with the relationship (being married).
His proposal has been mooted already by Bavarian politician Gabriele Pauli, who suggested marriages should automatically lapse after seven years.See the full content of this document
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What Mr Cleese and Frau Pauli share is a misunderstanding...
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