<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa kawaida, malipo ya kulipa wanandoa kwa ajili ya kulipa gharama za kulipa wanandoa kwa miaka mitano hadi saba tu, na mara chache huchukua muda mrefu kuliko ule wa ndoa.  <response>: In practical terms, maintenance usually lasts only five to seven years, and rarely longer than the marriage did. 