Annette
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Post by Annette on Feb 27, 2010 13:40:59 GMT -5
I way I look at it, if someone is over-the-moon in love with me, why wouldn't they want to get married? Make it "official"? I'd rather not be married in the case of a breakup. ^ If someone didn't want to get married to me, I would assume they're keeping their options open, and wanted to make a possible breakup as easy as possible... and someone thinking that way, in regards to a relationship with me, would seriously hurt me.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 27, 2010 16:18:38 GMT -5
depends on what you want in life, really. two of my dad's best friends have been together for over 20 years, have 3 kids and the whole suburbia package going. they have no interest in getting "married" and that works just fine for them. the problem I have is when people push themselves into relationships because of the societal stigma against people who are single. marriage shouldn't be something you have to do, it should be something you want. that's one of the reasons divorce rates are so high. modern families have changed and lots of people get into a marriage for the wrong reasons IMO.
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Feb 27, 2010 16:24:05 GMT -5
The only thing that really changed about my relationship when I got married is that now I have to say "wife" instead of "girlfriend."
Oh, plus I have health insurance now. Yay!
But other than that, I'd love her regardless of a ring.
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on Feb 27, 2010 17:39:51 GMT -5
Divorce= Chid support, Woman takes most of your money. all benefits the girl.
Rather have as many girls as I can than stick with one my entire life.
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Post by Push R Truth on Feb 27, 2010 17:42:08 GMT -5
Matters to me, doesn't have to matter to you or anybody else.
It's just another choice in life, like going to college or whether or not to have the Soup or Sandwich.
Or for my fat ass, both!
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Post by Mr. Backlund on Feb 27, 2010 17:57:21 GMT -5
Even if it has the religious undertones or not, it seems all societies have some form of a wedding ceremony to celebrate the coming together of two people and/or two families. I've always been told that its more or less for everyone else that you care about to come together to have a celebration for you (even if you do have to foot the bill for it). Obviously this isn't appealing to everyone, but the fact that its so predominant throughout history and in every culture kind of speaks to whether or not it matters.
Its not for everyone, but clearly it matters.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Feb 27, 2010 20:09:28 GMT -5
Divorce= Chid support, Woman takes most of your money. all benefits the girl. Rather have as many girls as I can than stick with one my entire life. No, Child = Child support. Let us not be confused about that.
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Post by Clarence "Showstealer" Mason on Feb 27, 2010 20:32:49 GMT -5
For most people? Yes it matters a lot. For me? Eh, not so much. I don't need a piece of paper or a shiny saying I want to be with my beloved for the rest of my life. What I have in my heart is important
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Post by laughytaffy on Feb 27, 2010 20:33:50 GMT -5
It used to matter. Now it's just a way for women to legally steal mens' money.
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Post by AriadosMan on Feb 27, 2010 20:34:58 GMT -5
It used to matter. Now it's just a way for women to legally steal mens' money. Then marriage=alimony, not marriage=child support
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Post by Killah Ray on Feb 27, 2010 20:45:35 GMT -5
lmao......not to flame or nothing but reading some comments on here I really have to question the ages of some people in here...
But anyway, regardless of the religious undertones that it carries, marriage is still a very important part of life today....
And even with the facts such as benefits and the like it still serves its purpose.....
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Post by polexia on Feb 27, 2010 20:50:00 GMT -5
I way I look at it, if someone is over-the-moon in love with me, why wouldn't they want to get married? Make it "official"? I'd rather not be married in the case of a breakup. ^ If someone didn't want to get married to me, I would assume they're keeping their options open, and wanted to make a possible breakup as easy as possible... and someone thinking that way, in regards to a relationship with me, would seriously hurt me. i agree. if you want to be with someone; just make it official. why do you need to leave yourselves an out?
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Feb 27, 2010 20:59:35 GMT -5
The legality doesn't matter to me, neither does religious reason, but symbolism? Yeah a bit. It is kind of like graduating, sure you don't have to, but it kind of puts the period on one part of your life and starts the next chapter.
All I need for ceremony is me and her and some one dressed in a robe or captains hat.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Feb 27, 2010 21:03:57 GMT -5
The legality doesn't matter to me, neither does religious reason, but symbolism? Yeah a bit. It is kind of like graduating, sure you don't have to, but it kind of puts the period on one part of your life and starts the next chapter. All I need for ceremony is me and her and some one dressed in a robe or captains hat. What about a Robe AND a captains Hat?
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Post by Clarence "Showstealer" Mason on Feb 27, 2010 21:05:54 GMT -5
I want Pirates in Marine Uniforms and zombie makeup......WITH WIZARD HATS!
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Feb 27, 2010 21:16:11 GMT -5
The legality doesn't matter to me, neither does religious reason, but symbolism? Yeah a bit. It is kind of like graduating, sure you don't have to, but it kind of puts the period on one part of your life and starts the next chapter. All I need for ceremony is me and her and some one dressed in a robe or captains hat. What about a Robe AND a captains Hat? That works too, but then I need to be dressed like a cowboy.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Feb 27, 2010 21:27:23 GMT -5
lmao......not to flame or nothing but reading some comments on here I really have to question the ages of some people in here... But anyway, regardless of the religious undertones that it carries, marriage is still a very important part of life today.... And even with the facts such as benefits and the like it still serves its purpose..... Me too. For that matter, exactly how much money do they think the average woman that gets divorced gets anyways? Child support is determined based upon both parents' earnings, and even if one parent is unemployed they are presumed to be capable of generating a minimal amount of money anyways. Alimony is only assigned to guys who make a nice income anyways. The real financial burden of divorce is something that both halves suffer, and that is that their joint credit ratings gets severed without making one cent of debt disappearing. It is not an excuse for women to steal a man's cash.
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Post by Sickfit, King Of The Fits on Feb 27, 2010 23:02:00 GMT -5
It depends. I'm in my early twenties, of course I'm gonna say I don't think marriage matters. But hell, who knows, maybe in 10 years I'll change my mind.
For me, I feel like marriage sort of bogs down your freedom and doesn't exactly do wonders for the relationship. Then again, you do get benefits, but I'm not sure if they equal the emotional damage that can spur out of a bad relationship that simply wasn't meant to be.
And with the ever-growing population of the world, how will you know if you found the right person? There are so many people, just how do you know?
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