virgiomonkey: .....Well,this could be a surprise to you I have been to some of those Countries in Africa that you talk about,so I know exactly what you are taking about,and I am not that 'blind' to know whats going on ....Also when I lived in Amsterdam for eight years I did quite a bit voluntary work for a Dutch Government agenda to help to get those poor Ladies who ran away from those types of situations,into The Netherlands as refugees ....and to be quite frank here those called 'customs' are foul and disgusting,and in my humble opinion its a basic form of Legal 'Slavery',nothing more,nothing less and its Foul and morally corrupt.... J.D
I guess marriage is imporatant if you really love each other . It bring a commitment and purpose to the relationship .gives a strong and secured feeling for the kids , take the love to a level beyond the releam of an affair . but I fail to understand marriage in west . The concept is very different there .I think in west its just another ceremony ,nobody gives any value to it .People try this after everything else fail and fail in the marriage too.