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GREAT IDEA! Here’s why it won’t work. From “The River, The Kettle and The Bird”, p. 18-19.

Why, in Fact, do Men Marry?
Despite the “manufacturers instructions” for marriage, what qualities do men seek in a marriage partner? Too often, they are as follows:
Quality No. 1: Physical Attractiveness….
Quality No. 2: The impression she makes…What will others think of her?
Quality No .3: Assets..What is there in it for me in terms of family and money?
In short, marriage is conceived of as a vehicle for appetite fulfillment and ego enhancement. In the terms of the Mishna, marriage is used by man as a means for satisfying the drives for kin’ah, taavah and Kovod… the three ways by which the yetzer hora expresses itself into man’s life. The Sages consider these the smoothest paths to disaster: Jealousy, lust and glory take man out of the world.