A Purpose in Marriage?? (7)

Oct 14, 2008 6:29 AM CST A Purpose in Marriage??
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
In your opinion...

Is there really a purpose behind being legally married?

Does anything really change for someone?dunno
Oct 18, 2008 7:40 PM CST A Purpose in Marriage??
tunzrok
tunzroktunzroklondon, Ontario Canada900 Posts
wikked: In your opinion...

Is there really a purpose behind being legally married?

Does anything really change for someone?


I don't think a piece of paper (marriage certificate) changes someone as far as ones commitment and obligations to one another whether in a common law relationship vs a certified marriage
Both relationships in the eyes of the court have the same rights pertaining to the law
Dec 20, 2008 3:25 PM CST A Purpose in Marriage??
browncow
browncowbrowncowvegreville, Alberta Canada6 Posts
yeah it so the government can find a new way to tax u more.

i think the purpose is to publicly decree that u have found the one u want to spend the rest of your life with, the speical someone who will keep u warm at night, to pick u up when u r down. the only thing will change is that u have to jump through hoops and wade through red tape to get unhitched if things don't work out.
Dec 21, 2008 9:41 PM CST A Purpose in Marriage??
gordy22222
gordy22222gordy22222whitehorse, Yukon Territory Canada22 Threads 3 Polls 938 Posts
when your <<shacked up >>you work harder to make it work nothing holding you togrther but love and stuff,, as soon as you two get married officialy with paper that paper then becomes a tie that binds and becomes somthing that you both pull against like it or not,,. im not just shooting of my mouth iv been there and got a t shirt two times.. first 16 yrs next 23 yrs. no more married just love and stuff.....wave hi future nice lady
Dec 21, 2008 11:15 PM CST A Purpose in Marriage??
Blond32
Blond32Blond32saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada5 Threads 33 Posts
wikked: In your opinion...

Is there really a purpose behind being legally married?

Does anything really change for someone?


I think the biggest think nowadays to being legally married, is it's tougher to split. Legally, one is entitled to half, regardless of it being common law or married. I also think for some, it's a public commitment, that you are going to spend the rest of your life with someone. I've done the marriage thing, and the common law thing. One day, I will marry again. wine
Dec 22, 2008 2:07 PM CST A Purpose in Marriage??
curvychick
curvychickcurvychickToronto, Ontario Canada14 Threads 1 Polls 253 Posts
ok well I have never been married and thus, I think that marriage is a HUGE step in making a commitment solid!

i know, I know, you are all probably thinking otherwise but hey, getting married, having kids and working together to make every day WORK is worth it

that "little piece of paper" that all speak of? that just makes it more of a fight to stay together rather than dating and walking away....

Don't bash me on this...I am allowed to say my shpeel!cheers


cheers

Curvycheering
Dec 27, 2008 1:01 PM CST A Purpose in Marriage??
katz55
katz55katz55London, Ontario Canada1 Threads 5 Posts
like anything it means little to some and the world to others.

My oldest brother was in a common law relationship for 18 years, they got married and were divorced 2 years later. MY other brother has been in a common law retionship for 19 years, they're perfectly happy the way things are, like any couple they have fights, financial problems etc. My 2 older sisters both got married the first one has been married twice & divorced twice my other sister stays in a loveless marriage because she's afraid to be alone.

I am the only single one, and it has its pro & cons, but because I haven't been married I sometimes think I would like it more than anything because it would feel right to me......or maybe not, depending on the dynamic of the relationship.

I think sometimes people marry because they think it's the next step in the evolution of thier relationship and that isn't always the case, I say just do what feels right
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