The idea is that, if you feel like you drifted apart, that your work on that and don’t just get out of that relationship on a whim.

This part is separate from the legal framework.

Is your argument “you shouldn’t dissolve a marriage because the legal frameworks we built don’t support that well”?

If so, is that how things should be?

Regardless, there are steps you can take to minimize legal challenges in divorce.

You are making the assumption that the divorce won’t be amicable. The situation in the original text here is extremely amicable.

If the legal framework was adjusted to remove the risks of “paying for other people’s cars”, would you still advocate for taking it seriously? Why?