A Valentine's Day break: S.C. radio station offering free divorce to some lucky unhappy couple

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A Charleston radio station is observing Valentine's Day with a reminder that Cupid sometimes misses his mark. WKLC-FM, better known as Rock 105, is giving away a free divorce. Valentine's Day isn't all hearts and flowers, says WKLC Program Director Jay Nunley. There is a darker side, he said, "Where maybe you despise your spouse and resent the entire day." Through 4 p.m. on Thursday, Valentine's Day, applications for the free divorce will be accepted on the classic rock station's Web site, www.wklc.com. The winning name will be drawn at 5 p.m. Nunley cautions that this is a real divorce and people shouldn't enter if they aren't serious. Also, people expecting a long, drawn-out legal battle should hire a lawyer because the Rock 105 contest is for a relatively uncomplicated divorce.

No wonder the divorce rate in this country is so high, this radio station is making a mockery out of a holiday about love and making it about getting out of love. I definitely agree that there are a great deal of unhappy couples out there in this world, however I do not feel that divorce should be promoted because making a contest like this may cause couple to just take the easy way out and not even try to work out their differences. Marriage is supposed to be a sacred act about love and Valentine’s Day is supposed to be the day when the act of love is celebrated but, making a contest promoting divorce on this day makes it seem like love and marriage do not me anything special at all.