Reply To: Do MO believe in non-strawman daas Torah?

2) (Popa’s first way) Bringing up the prospect of divorce at the wedding, weakens the marriage.

3) (Popa’s second way) Making it easier for a woman to get divorced weakens the marriage.

I think the way I quoted it is the best in terms of answering Gavra/ubiquitin’s questions.

I don’t recall the rationale very well, and I’m trying to fill it in. I actually think your number 2 (popa’s first way) is the correct one that was meant, now that I am thinking more about it.

To the question of kesubah, perhaps the answer is that it makes divorce harder and thus strengthens the relationship nevertheless. Or perhaps the answer is that divorce is just one of the eventualities it addresses among death. Like the difference between buying whole life and term life. Your wife doesn’t like to talk about that you bought term life, but doesn’t mind discussing whole life.