09.26.06
Of Course It’s The Germans
Agency makes breaking up easier
a) Haven’t we seen this before, albeit of another name?
b) I know this is playing to national stereotypes, but really… is anyone surprised that it’s the Germans that are the latest to take up an impersonal and brutally efficient way of institutionalizing interpersonal communication?
On a more serious note, I wonder if something like this isn’t the answer for some people I know who are in deeply dysfunctional relationships that they just can’t seem to get out of. Someone once told me that it takes an average of 8 attempts for a woman to leave an abusive relationship; I don’t know if that’s true, but it sure sounds at least close to the mark (based on my admittedly deeply limited sample of friends and acquaintances). At any rate, I wonder if involving a third party like this silly agency could help make the break-ups stick, if only by raising the proverbial stakes and adding a layer of momentum to the decision once it’s been reached.