Relationship Agreement

If you have ever watched The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon & Amy have a Relationship Agreement. While that is fictional, I am wondering how many couples have a list of items that they agree on to make the relationship work in real life. I know that a lot of married couples have a pre-nup, but I'm not sure how much detail that goes into it when it comes to expectations and communication along with other items. And I'm wondering if it wouldn't be a good idea to have these things in writing when you first start dating.

What would you have in your relationship agreement with your partner?

From the #MeToo thread, would you have a clause in it that you give consent to have sex without having to ask for verbal permission at some point?

If you are in a long term relationship, is non-verbal consent enough, or just that they don't actively stop you or respond negatively means they have implied approval? What would happen in your relationship if one partner started having sex with the other one if they are asleep or passed out? Have you talked about it, or did you find out if it was acceptable by just going for it and deal with the consequences and drama after, or maybe they would be thrilled and excited (Personally, I would love to be woken up with sex by a girlfriend)


Personal Expectations of Yourself And Your Partner
Time Given To The Relationship
Money Issues
Faithfulness
Communication
Communication Frequency (A girl I know in Austin asked single people about this on Facebook last weekend)
Children
 (plans to have any, when, parenting style, quantity)
Job Restrictions
 (3rd shift, stripper, drug dealer, escort, moving for a job)
Politics

Trust
Unhealthy Activities
Arguments
 and Resolving Misunderstandings
Family

Religion
Household Duties
Holidays and Presents
Sex, Consent, Birth Control

Jealousy
Relationship Games
 (negging, trying to get more power, waiting to call, tests)
Avoiding Situations Where Cheating Could Take Place, or the other partner thinks it could take place.
Dealbreakers
Breakups and Divorce

What else would you add to this list?

Do you think that relationships would be more stable and there would be less divorce with an agreement in place?

Would you agree to sign something like this? Would the person you are with have signed it?

Would it have impacted your current relationship to have had something like this from the beginning?

Would it provide good expectations for how both partners should act to avoid drama and hurt feelings? Or even prevent employment and legal problems in the future if things go wrong, or if one person wants to use the legal system to get out of the relationship with more assets in a divorce?

Here is an example section on sex acts (although it is missing photos and video consent, along with plenty of other items that could be agreed upon or disagreed to):
https://images.sampleforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Sexual-Consent-Form-Example.jpg

Or do you agree with some of this article that they aren't necessary and people should be able to pick up on non-verbal consent cues and that it wouldn't necessarily hold up in court for some reason. And that it cheapens the relationship by making it all reliant on a piece of paper and not impulsive.
'Sexual consent contracts' are now a thing. Would you sign?

 

I'm with Cyn.
What you're describing above would strangle the life out of any relationship for me.

 

My wife and I have talked about a lot of these thing; but theres not a chance in hell that we'd make it contractual.

No pre-nup for us, we didn't own a stinkin' thing when we got married, no point.

If my wife is too loaded to consent to sex, the odds are that I'm right there with her. It's never been an issue.