Marry your baby daddy day.... (buy, move to, authority)

[anifani821]

Originally Posted by baybook

I don't think these people are on the system etc. I think they are people that for whatever reason live together, have been together and just have not made the plunge. They are already raising chidlren as a two parent family - just not legally. In this case, the mom and dad are both in the picture.

I don't know if the interviews are online now but the reason's range from not having the $$ for a church wedding, being embarrassed that they haven't done it, living together before a child and claiming that it was just a piece of paper. I think there was one couple that had planned a wedding twice but postponed because of a sick parent, then some type of job loss.

I think the goal is to encourage people to think about their situation and encourage them to do better. It really is supposed to be a celebration of people getting married for the right reasons and an event that brings attention to a national problem

And that is a good thing and I wish the couples much happiness and a good life as a married couple.

But again . . . it doesn't take a wedding to get married. And it doesn't take but a minister and two witnesses to get married in a church.

[CVP]

I didn't look at the picture. Are Brad and Angelina there?

[sophialee]

Originally Posted by CVP

I didn't look at the picture. Are Brad and Angelina there?

Maybe next year....maybe next year....

[baybook]

Originally Posted by CVP

I didn't look at the picture. Are Brad and Angelina there?

I think they are sponsoring it in New Orleans next year. ;-)

[BrianH1970]

Originally Posted by sheenie2000

How many people marry for love and it last? If two people are compatible and share a goal of having a successful family for the rest of their lives, then it can work.

Very true and sure, it may work. I can't say they'll all fail.

But look at this flip side which seems to be marrying due to a sexual encounter. Take the child out of the picture, do those couples still marry. My guess is that more often than not they wouldn't. It doesn't seem too much different from those who have kids in order to save a marriage. How many times does that end up in disaster.

In this "baby daddy" case, if you have to be encouraged to "see the light" as opposed to seeing it yourself, I wouldn't take that as a good sign. Call me a cynic, but given the divorce rates being what they are already, I don't see many of these "baby daddy" things working....especially in these instances. It just seems like an opportunity to invite more turmoil than good.

[BrianH1970]

Originally Posted by CVP

I didn't look at the picture. Are Brad and Angelina there?

It was almost John and Mackenzie Phil.....


Ohhhhhh I almost went there.

[anifani821]

Originally Posted by baybook

I think they are sponsoring it in New Orleans next year. ;-)

ROFL!!!! Yeah, mark our calendars for a Brangelina bash . . .

[Akhenaton06]

Originally Posted by BrianH1970

If the kid wasn't in the picture I'd bet they wouldn't have married each other to begin with. Of the ten families pictured, how many of them really married for love? If they married just for the children and not out of love, they ain't gonna last.

It's a nice try but unless they married for each other as well as the children, bad move. Real bad move.

Marrying just for love doesn't work either. Like they say, no romance without finance. Several things have to be in place in order to make a successful marriage. As for this particular program, it seems to be geared towards couples with children who are already living together; hence, I'd say the love and financial support are already there, but they just haven't taken the plunge.

In the end, I'd say this is an enormous good. It does speak volumes about how we as a society have gotten to this point though.

[etacarinae]

I'm at a loss of words - adding fuel to the fire set to burn up dumb *****.
They should have kept their genitalia under wraps and this airhead refuse wouldn't be in existence.

[TheEmissary]

Originally Posted by BrianH1970

It was almost John and Mackenzie Phil.....


Ohhhhhh I almost went there.

Don't worry Brian....just take it "One Day at a Time"!