I had a long, quite in depth discussion with a friend today regarding marriage. She was a firm believer in the institution of marriage and what it stands for. She believed that if you are going to spend the rest of your life with someone then you should get married. I disagreed with her.
I'm not a firm believer in marriage. My opinion is that if you love each-other and you are devoted to one another then why get married. I said that if we love each other and are commited and faithful then we don't need to get married to prove that to anyone, because in our relationship there are two people - myself and my lovely lady, smokette.
She (my friend) believed it was the ultimate example of commitment...but what about people who marry and get divorced? And marriage certainly doesn't guarantee monogamy. A large percentage of failed marriages are the result of unfaithfulness. So is marriage really a sign of ultimate commitment?
It'll be interesting to hear the opinions of people who were in a long term relationship and then got married to that partner, and if marriage made a differance.
She also believed that marriage was important because if you have children out of wedlock they would be 'illegitimate'. Which i think is absolutely ridiculous. To me, these are ancient views...but i respect them, even if i completely disagree with them.
What are everyone's thoughts on marriage?
I'm not a firm believer in marriage. My opinion is that if you love each-other and you are devoted to one another then why get married. I said that if we love each other and are commited and faithful then we don't need to get married to prove that to anyone, because in our relationship there are two people - myself and my lovely lady, smokette.
She (my friend) believed it was the ultimate example of commitment...but what about people who marry and get divorced? And marriage certainly doesn't guarantee monogamy. A large percentage of failed marriages are the result of unfaithfulness. So is marriage really a sign of ultimate commitment?
It'll be interesting to hear the opinions of people who were in a long term relationship and then got married to that partner, and if marriage made a differance.
She also believed that marriage was important because if you have children out of wedlock they would be 'illegitimate'. Which i think is absolutely ridiculous. To me, these are ancient views...but i respect them, even if i completely disagree with them.
What are everyone's thoughts on marriage?