Never the First

Last night, I wanted to start a divorce party business, but apparently, such businesses are already fashionable. So much for originality and invention. After Googling the term, I also found an article that asserted, "Celebrating divorce is a failure to accept responsibility for something that went terribly wrong." I disagree.

How responsible a particular divorce is depends on that particular marriage. For example, it may be irresponsible for a woman to stay with a wife-and-childbeater. (I understand, however, that there are people who believe one should "stand by her man" no matter what. I am dismissing this point.)

That said, I do not believe celebrating divorce is a matter of marital responsibility. Arguably, divorce itself may be "a failure to accept responsibility for something that went terribly wrong." Celebrating it isn't. At most, celebrating divorce may be celebrating failure, not failure itself. Hell, if I don't pass the BAR, I would still want to celebrate surviving that ordeal ("survive" in the most literal sense).

A divorce party can be a comfort in an otherwise solemn and disappointing time. And since throwing such parties are mostly held at the discretion of the divorcees, I must continue to support the idea.

Did I ever tell you of my idea for a 24-hour condom-delivering business?