Hi, well, there are some advantages if you are a tax payer and in some situations it's easier to make decisions for your partner or a child if you are married. For instance try to visit your partner in hospital if she or he is comatose and you are not married. In general I see no other reasons for marriage. A piece of paper doesn't make your love stronger, does it? Regards Gyro
I agree with what Gyro said. The way I see it, marriage is a legal formality that makes the life you spend together easier and more simple. Marriage isn't so much a representation of the love you share, it's really just a practicality and it makes a lot of sense in the right circumstances. Oh yeah.. I'm getting married this Friday.
I believe marriage is a good thing, it just scares me that divorce is so brutal and expensive. I'm just afraid that if I get married it'll end in a miserable, hate fueled divorce like 50% do...
Nope. I think two people can deal with their love for one another without getting the government involved.
yeah i never answered my own question, i want to get married one day and have a family. it'll happen when it's time for it to though.
I voted yes one day. I believe in marriage because I think most people could really settle down with one person for the rest of their lives if they actually found the RIGHT person. I think that a lot of people rush too quickly into marriages and then they eventually fallout. That and/or they don't stay true to themselves during the dating period and try to force it to work instead of being the "real them" and letting the relationship show them the answer. That's not to say everyone can only be with one person because there are those who really believe in free love and there's nothing wrong with that. But one of my best friends parents are having real trouble with their marriage and it's like I have a front seat to see a divorce in progress, it's real sad because their like my parents too. What about you?
I voted "not sure yet". I certainly don't want to right now even if I met someone special tomorrow(...and I DO have someone specific on my mind at the moment). In the past, I'd been more enthusiastic about marriage in a bit of a blindfolded way, but these days I can't automatically start thinking marriage that soon. BUT, I DO tend to think about the being-together-forever aspect of a relationship as soon as I feel that special connection with somebody. One could do this without getting married, and it's probably a better alternative to carelessly jumping right into a marriage. Another BUT, some people have mentioned the legal aspect of it, that it makes certain things easier. So on the one hand, I'd be inclined to have this legal arrangement(that is marriage) made so as to be able to dodge potential problems in case something terrible happened to my future family...or myself I guess. On the other hand, however, the same legal arrangement could get ME in trouble in certain situations. And this is ultimately why marriage to me is a HUGE step, a HUGE decision to be made, and why I must make absolute sure that I have complete faith in my partner, and she in me, before before we could put our signatures on that piece of paper. Until then, nah....
i agree with that completely. i think people need to take their time with finding a person, love is easy to find but there is one person that iii feel you are meant to spend with (maybe more) but that person people need to search for. a lot of relationships i see are materialistic and nothing more than just sex and gifts. there's way more to it than that. the only divorces i've been through are my one sisters, which i was pretty upset about (they were so good together i thought.. but my sister went crazy) and my brother and his ex wife (they rushed into things) my parents were sneaking their relationship for about 20 years before they actually got married. my dad has never stayed wtih a woman as long as my mom, and he stayed with her even with his ex wives (same as my mom)
Hi, although marriage seems not the right concept for me I have to disagree. I know couples that had booked the whole show incl. registrar's office, church etc. Most if this people are not transfigured or romanticized and I have no doubt that they believe in the whole procedure. I will not be surprised if they are still married in a few decades. On the other hand there might be people who see marriage only as a welcome reason for partying , And sure, for some people it's just business, business like valentine, christmas etc. Regards Gyro
If marriage wasn't the 'most romantic' of all relationships it wouldn't of been invented. Marriage is supposed to be romantic, society had nothing to do with that.
