Sunday, March 16, 2008

It's Time for a Love Vacation!

Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Home: "Finnish Parliament debates proposal for 'love vacations'

A proposal by MP Tommy Tabermann (SDP) to grant all employees a paid 7-day 'love vacation' once a year led to an exceptionally colourful debate in Parliament on Thursday evening.

Mostly those MPs who had signed the proposal took part in the debate, but also others regarded the idea as recommendable.

According to Tabermann, the purpose of such vacations would be to prevent relations from disintegrating and the spouses from drifting apart.

During the seven days, couples could devote themselves to each other ”both at an erotic and emotional level” and ”find their way back to the path of love in order to find the wellspring of love again”.

Some MPs suspected that the proposal might discriminate against single persons, but others said that a love vacation would be the privilege of all, even the singles and the single parents."

3 comments:

Todd Mason said...

I imagine Juri can get behind this one, as well.

Unknown said...

He probably thought of it first.

Cap'n Bob said...

Sounds like a fine idea as long as I don't have to bring my wife along. Badda-bing, badda-boom!