Well life seems to be so much faster these days?Would love a partner ....vedge garden some chooks and a pony? Thats my request but well,seems here on line is just humour? I for one want to be two?as one? if that makes any sense? Tis a crazy world we live. Keep smileing is a good one .
PingPong: Sorry for not being explicit. Yes, I mean why do people tend to live together and stay single.
I feel that people stay together but not getting married is that they don't want commitments. In this busy world the priorities are work and carrer for young turks and so they don't want to bring more commitment. In live in relationship there is no official commitment and so either of than can just walk away without any problems. In mairried couple the legal complexities are far too more. I remember my friend in Germany when i met her 4 years back- i asked her that why does she not marry her boyfriend after having stable relationship for nearly 6 yrs and having two daughters. She replied that their commitments towards each other are strong & they don't need a government certificate to stay together. Well it is simple as that it seems. But there are real problems when it comes to long term or life long commitments. And second problem is about childrens born to such couples. Though social stigma is not a problem in western world but the life is miserable for the childrens when their parents seprate( and in any case the sepration rate would be higher in live in relationships).
PingPong: Sorry for not being explicit. Yes, I mean why do people tend to live together and stay single.
Maybe because not all people are religiously devout. Marriage is something that was concieved out of religion. Considering the divorce rate here in Sweden and America, I would venture to say that marriage is seen as something that is not as sacred as it used to be.
Plus, living together first is a wise choice to see how the relationship evolves or dissolves when a couple lives together...kinda like a true test.
Here in Sweden, many couples move in together within a month of dating! Mostly the issue with that is economical, but that kind of fast move in is something that I can never roll with.
Why should couples get married first before moving in together? Who gets to decide? Who gets the benefit of the doubt?
I think this addressing common law marriage where people have been together for so long it is recognized as a valid marriage with all the perks that come with it. You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you don't care that you or your kids won't be taken care of if your husband dies, so be it.
I read in the paper where they are trying to make common law marriages valid. But if the people in these unions don't care, why should there need to be a law to protect what they don't care about?
Zarah: Most important to me is knowing that two people must have similar views in many aspects for it to succeed. There is no point being with someone that has opposing views, it only eventually wears it down, no matter how much attraction to begin with. Both people have different roles in a healthy marriage and neither is less important.
Oh so very true....I know by experience....I took away the family life part in your post to highlight and compliment a parallel point...but I totally agree with your post in it's entirety.
gangelPlovdiv, Bulgaria, Hampshire, England UK5,028 posts
Marriage is potent. It has the force of law, economic advantages, is a sacrament to many religious faiths, and to be married is to generally be held in higher esteem than to merely be a couple cohabiting.
gangel: Marriage is potent. It has the force of law, economic advantages, is a sacrament to many religious faiths, and to be married is to generally be held in higher esteem than to merely be a couple cohabiting.
Yes but it also brings in responsibility and legal problems. There are laws which force couples to stay together even if one or both of the partners want to walk out. I don't want to fall into nitty gritties of who is at fault or the outcomes of failed mairriage- one big thing is that it is waste of life if one has to stay forcibly into a relationship which he or she does not enjoy anymore just because of legal formalities. No one wants to waste precious years of life in courtroom battle for divorce if mairrage fails. So better is live in relationship and what differencer does it make whether you have a government approval or not to stay together till the time they are commited to each other.
gangelPlovdiv, Bulgaria, Hampshire, England UK5,028 posts
indienartz: Yes but it also brings in responsibility and legal problems. There are laws which force couples to stay together even if one or both of the partners want to walk out. I don't want to fall into nitty gritties of who is at fault or the outcomes of failed mairriage- one big thing is that it is waste of life if one has to stay forcibly into a relationship which he or she does not enjoy anymore just because of legal formalities. No one wants to waste precious years of life in courtroom battle for divorce if mairrage fails. So better is live in relationship and what differencer does it make whether you have a government approval or not to stay together till the time they are commited to each other.
gangel: Marriage is potent. It has the force of law, economic advantages, is a sacrament to many religious faiths, and to be married is to generally be held in higher esteem than to merely be a couple cohabiting.
And yes the economic advantage that one can claim half of the hubby's wealth inspite of walking away of relationship- MAKES GREAT SENSE TO GET MARRIED- GREAT INCENTIVE BY LAW
gangelPlovdiv, Bulgaria, Hampshire, England UK5,028 posts
indienartz: And yes the economic advantage that one can claim half of the hubby's wealth inspite of walking away of relationship- MAKES GREAT SENSE TO GET MARRIED- GREAT INCENTIVE BY LAW
I have been married and stayed married for 15yrs for the sake of my children. I would not marry again. If you love a person i don't think you need to marry to prove that point and if you marry for the 'protection ' it is supposed to bring that is the wrong reason in the first place. If a marriage doesn't work out and gets to a divorce the only people that win are the lawyers, with there fat costs cashing in on others unhapiness. jmo
indienartz: And yes the economic advantage that one can claim half of the hubby's wealth inspite of walking away of relationship- MAKES GREAT SENSE TO GET MARRIED- GREAT INCENTIVE BY LAW
You don't walk away with half your husbands wealth in all cases, please don't generalize
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