DIY Marriage Contract Not Kosher

ketubahThe Smoking Gun gives us an example of Husbandly Expectations Gone Wild (scroll down).

I understand the need to be clear about certain things in a marriage, but Travis Frey’s demands of his wife, like a specifically-sized patch of pubic hair and the insistence that only wear thong underwear, is just … micromanaging. As Treifalicious asks, where’d she meet this guy — craigslist?

Needless to say, Mrs. Frey didn’t sign it. Maybe that’s why he had to kidnap her. Freak.

Good thing when El Yenta Man and I drew up our own ketubah, the sacred Jewish marriage agreement to protect the wife’s rights in the home, we made sure it was a document spelling out equality and respect for each other. Yup, there it is, in a mahogany frame with our signatures hanging over the dresser, all in Hebrew.

Damn I wish I’d added in those secret “No snoring” and “I will not say anything that could be construed as inflammatory, argumentative or insensitive during your menstrual cycle” clauses.

*Ketubah image c/o JessyJudaica.

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