France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex.
A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause to the country’s civil code to make clear that “community of living” does not create an “obligation for sexual relations”.
The proposed law also makes it impossible to use lack of sexual relations as an argument in fault-based divorce.
Though unlikely to have a major impact in the courts, supporters hope the law will help deter marital rape.
What’s gross? Dead bedrooms are a thing and become a thing sometimes even in healthy relationships. If you are a sexual person and suddenly your partner is not. It’s unfair and selfish to make the other partner stay committed. I’m not advocating for affairs but I do believe people have a right to be happy and being stuck in a marriage without sex seems like it would be miserable
This isn’t saying you can’t get a divorce. It’s saying a woman cannot be legally obligated to fuck her husband.
Then that woman is going to be single. I know truth hurts, but it’s reality