Marriage did not devolve, one of its facets has always been a “business” contract. What evolved is that one of parties gained bargaining power, and the other l

Marriage did not devolve, one of its facets has always been a “business” contract. What evolved is that one of parties gained bargaining power, and the other lost bargaining power. Marriage also has other useful facets, such as a contract to deal with healthcare decisions in case of emergency.