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Old 08-31-2012, 12:45 PM
 
Location: Infernuan
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Originally Posted by lovesMountains View Post
Great advice - I have things to do to get ready for my weekend anyway, so I'll bow out now.

You have a great weekend!
And the same to you!

 
Old 09-02-2012, 09:45 PM
 
Location: US, California - federalist
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Some goals or joint ventures may require a long term, legally binding social contract.
 
Old 09-03-2012, 03:18 AM
 
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I think marriage is beautiful. I have been with my girl friend since I was in high school fresh out of Basic Training in my last year of high school. She was 16 and I was 17; we have had months apart and she has not wavered from her feelings for me and nor mine for her. Marriage is required when it fits. The argument about the divorce rate is sad... It depicts so many issues with our country including a lack of self respect and maturity. Marriage is more than a piece of paper, it's trust and love that needn't be expressed to anyone, but those who are within the relationship. People that go from woman to woman with no desire for commitment on the level god desires are normally people that are afraid that they don't know what they want. But, they don't understand what they want and they search primarily for the answer via physical attributes and although it is important it is not being true to your self. Dying at an old age one day with the knowledge that you never felt like you ever knew your self. A spouse teaches you things about your self that you didn't know, but you have to be willing for the inevitability that it's a give and take. Now with this said I will reveal that I am 20 years old and through my amazing girl friend I have learned a life's lesson in a matter of short years and I'm still learning. She is my world and we remind each other of that everyday through words and actions. She has suffered the long distances of the army since she was 17 and she is unwavering... One of the strongest people I know and from the get go we have altered each others lives through trust and love. People must realize that it simply takes creativity and a desire for it to succeed. Remind him or her not only how lucky they are but remind your self as well and you will never have a conflict in direction. And for guys... You know this already, but love your woman with such a passion that when you are away from her she is not the only one feeling pain. Marriage is my next step and theres not any one thing or event that will alter my path.
 
Old 09-03-2012, 03:32 AM
 
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......and the over-romanticizing of it all continues.
 
Old 09-03-2012, 02:49 PM
 
Location: US, California - federalist
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In my case, chics merely need to be nice and moral enough to fornicate me into serious relationships whenever they find me in between girlfriends, simply for the sake of honesty as a moral and form of respect toward fellow human beings.
 
Old 09-04-2012, 08:16 AM
 
Location: San Francisco
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There isn't a point.
 
Old 09-04-2012, 08:24 AM
 
Location: TX
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Practically speaking? All those yummy legal benefits.

All the other "purposes" of legal marriage (or the value thereof) are all in the mind.
 
Old 09-04-2012, 10:48 AM
 
Location: Up above the world so high!
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Bottom line is this...

For those lacking faith and understanding of the value of marriage, no explanation or "point" to it will suffice.

For those who value marriage and understand all its power and desirability, no explanation is necessary.

To each his own!
 
Old 09-04-2012, 10:51 AM
 
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I've noticed that when people try to justify marriage, it usually comes down to financial issues or child rearing issues; and virtually nothing else.
 
Old 09-04-2012, 10:54 AM
 
Location: Up above the world so high!
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Originally Posted by bicoastal10 View Post
I've noticed that when people try to justify marriage, it usually comes down to financial issues or child rearing issues; and virtually nothing else.
When done right and well, marriage is a beautiful and wonderful partnership.

It does not need to be "justified"

A good marriage is the envy of all who witness it.

It is aspired to by many a soul.

I wish a happy marriage for everyone reading here
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