Do you believe in marriage?

[sweetuttsada]

I love him so much that i wanna marry him. is that normal? or its just a hormonal thing?
do u believe in marriage?

 

[josh_the_hot_boy]

I hope to one day find a husband so yes I do. I want the ceremony the cake the whole thing oh and the gifts too lol.

 

[XMan101]

Hey nice to see you back Sweets

Yes it's quite normal when you have intense feelings for someone, that's the real purpose of marriage

 

[mrduke]

I'm with Josh! And the honeymoon too! My parents married 56 years, both sets of Grandparents 60 plus years! Now I just have to find the right boy!

 

[josh_the_hot_boy]

I want the cake and everything.

 

[Ard san Aer]

I just look at my parents who are 32 years married and just say to myself I want that.

 

[leo1848]

It would be nice to say that I'm married some day and with kids. It would have to be more acceptable in the South (U.S.) though. I would hate to leave.

 

[c750dt]

I believe in marriage but it's pretty bastardized these days by people marrying before realizing just what compromises are needed to keep the other happy. People would be less pussywhipped if they did better job taking their time.

 

[flipper]

My significant other and I have been together since 1987. We don't need a marriage to prove our devotion to each other. But I do feel that it's only fair that we have the same rights as a married couple. I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time and knew the right people to set up huge bus charter movements to Florida for Spring Break. I took the profits and invested into property and built apartments. I, now 55, can retire comfortably. My family has never accepted my choice for a life-time companion as he is not what they have in mind for me. Though I have a will, when I go, I know that they will contest it and my companion may be left with nothing. Is this right? I do feel that gays should have the right to a "Union" so that their commitment will be recognized for what it is. There are so many cases where it's "family members only" with no allowances for "alternative" lifestyles. It's only too bad that so many people can not understand that gay people can have the same commitment to each other that straight people have.

 

[alexfot55]

I do believe in fairies I do I do, so how can I believe in marriage?

 

[hdj7g3nH]

I dont believe in marriage, i believe in free love....

 

[Casanova]

No, I don't believe in marriage - I do however believe in love, respect, companionship, commitment, passion, faithfulness and endurance. Qualities which may or may never exist whilst in wedlock.

 

[melchior]

Merriage

... is quite a normal desire, in my opinion.

 

[jaxfltop]

I believe in marriage, but I don't believe everyone should be married. I don't think you can meet someone and know them well enough to be married in 2 wks like most couple try for nowadays. The reason there are so many divorces is that modern marriage doesn't mean anything.

 

[Casanova]

I believe in marriage, but I don't believe everyone should be married. I don't think you can meet someone and know them well enough to be married in 2 wks like most couple try for nowadays. The reason there are so many divorces is that modern marriage doesn't mean anything.

I beg to differ. In some cultures sometimes the bride is married to a complete stranger who was all ready picked out for her. Of course, in these marriages, women are not treated with equal respect. But these people, despite it all are happy. As they believe in love being developed after the marriage and working hard to making things work.

Like mentioned before I don't need a contract to say I love someone. I don't need a wedding to show how much I care, I dont need a fancy ring to symbolise something which can be expressed in simple daily gestures, cuz weddings can only go so far.

 

[loveless92]

Yes. Simple as that.

 

[gb2000ie]

Do I believe in marriage?

Well - I certainly believe it exists

Seriously - I think humans have a natural tendency to want to commit to each other when they fall in love. What ever the culture around the world, there always seems to be some form of committal ceremony, where you say to your entire community that the two of you (usually anyway) are now a unit. The modern western version of that is marriage, but I think that could well change. I think civil unions are very much on the rise, and I wonder if they won't become much more the norm over time.

Anyhow - I think it's natural for people to want to demonstrate their commitment to each other to their community, and for people to expect the state to recognise their union. To that extent, I do believe in marriage.

B.

 

[gb2000ie]

I believe in marriage, but I don't believe everyone should be married. I don't think you can meet someone and know them well enough to be married in 2 wks like most couple try for nowadays. The reason there are so many divorces is that modern marriage doesn't mean anything.

I agree that rushed marriages are simply a bad thing. That's why in many countries there is a cooling off period between applying to get married, and being allowed get married. In Ireland you need to give three months notice of your intention to wed, this makes it impossible to to fall in love and get married in 2 weeks.

As for modern marriages not meaning anything - that is a ridiculous generalisation. Yes - there are people who get married frivilously - but that does NOT mean that there are not a million times more people who take it very seriously. Your crass generalisation is an insult to these people's commitment.

As for divorce rate being high - that doesn't in any way support your point. As Nilstreet has already said - people used to stay married, on paper at least, not because they were in a well functioning loving relationship, but because they had no choice. That kind of sham-marriage is WAY worse than doing the honest thing and divorcing. The sad reality is that people change as they age, and that people who were once very close can grow apart. When that happens, why force these people to live a miserable life together? Who does that benefit? No one! Let them break up on good terms, so that if there are kids involved, they can still be raised by both parents, who can still get on amicably. Much better than to be raised in a dysfunctional family - what kind of example does that set?

B.

 

[gb2000ie]

My significant other and I have been together since 1987. We don't need a marriage to prove our devotion to each other. But I do feel that it's only fair that we have the same rights as a married couple. I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time and knew the right people to set up huge bus charter movements to Florida for Spring Break. I took the profits and invested into property and built apartments. I, now 55, can retire comfortably. My family has never accepted my choice for a life-time companion as he is not what they have in mind for me. Though I have a will, when I go, I know that they will contest it and my companion may be left with nothing. Is this right? I do feel that gays should have the right to a "Union" so that their commitment will be recognized for what it is. There are so many cases where it's "family members only" with no allowances for "alternative" lifestyles. It's only too bad that so many people can not understand that gay people can have the same commitment to each other that straight people have.

What you're describing may not meet the letter of the legal definition of marriage, but that kind of union is exactly what is at the essence of marriage. I think you do believe in marriage, just not in the narrow definition of it used by your government and churches.

B.

 

[P-chan]

I just look at my parents who are 32 years married and just say to myself I want that.

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