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LDJ
Originally Posted by DoubleJs07
For those who are vehemently against marriage, can I ask what your upbringing was like? Honestly, I think the way you were brought up and your experiences seeing the dynamic of your OWN family molds how you view things in the present. Also, your ages....not to knock anyone, but there are some immature responses on both sides of the argument in this thread. Personally, I'm willing to accept other peoples POVs, but it's easy to weed out comments from folks who come off as "young."
Your first comment is quite presumptous, in the fact that just because someone doesnt practice exercises something means they are against it. I dont exercise my right to be homosexual, nor do i practice it, does that mean im against or hate the idea of homosexuality...? No it doesnt. My parents are still together and im well im in my 30's And our relationship really isnt to much different then that of my parents to be quite honest. I have no ill wills etc.. for ppl who choose to get married by todays society, I just feel that i am already married because all the things that what a true marriage stands for i have, and i dont see how a ring/ceremony/contract will change the love/bond commitment weve had all these years.
How does social acceptance/validity and worldy things=love? I have yet to get an answer to this. And if thats the case then does the size of a ring/wedding prove shows the stronger bond/commitment? Like I said there arre ppl outside of american today that dont have rings/pacts contracts etc. Is there love for there sig. other and there kids any less then americans in our society because of americas practices?
So a family who been together for 30+ yrs in the remote parts of africa bond/commitment isnt as strong as some couple in utah because one signed a pact had a ceremony/ring etc? If so how and why?
And again i ask if a pact/ceremony/rings=comittment love, then what does that say about religion and your love for your kids? You dont have a written pact/exchange rings ceremony with god/your kids. So how do you prove your undying love, commitment in those instances.
I believe actions/doings are the only true measurement of commitment. Like i said before, ppl havde commitments written contracts in alot of aspects of life. Ppl have pacts/contracts to pay bills etc, that dont mean that they will, or even have the intentions on doing so. So whats exactly you guys point?
This thread reminds me of some of the ppl i deal with hosea help feed the homeless, outreach programs, big brothers/big sisters, programs i deal with. You get these young college kids who sole intentions are to get credits for college, so society, potential employers etc.. view them in a certain manner. Or the ppl who just drop in help during the holidays/certain times of the year so ppl will view them as compationate and caring etc.. Which is what alot of celebs companies do etc.. then you got ppl like myself who do it because I have a general care for ppl and society and want to assist others, and dont need the acceptance, the thumbs up, etc.. And do it just for the love and compassion I have for humanity.
Also to the ppl who said without marriage your bond isnt real etc.. So that would suggest that before you got married etc you didnt have a love/bond with the person. So when did it all of a sudden kick in? Was it at the point of saying i do, all of a sudden love magically appeared, and a life long bond and commitment was predestined? Was it at the point of signing the papers at the court house? When did the defining moment happen?
Becausse you guys said that if your not then you dont have that same love commitment bond etc... So that would include all of you married ppl to before you walked down the aisles. So essentially you guys are saying a single event, along with a signed contract, and materialistic possessions change the whole facade and dynamic of your life and feelings you had with a person. So when does this occur? Its like you guys are equating marriage etc with some sort of metamorphic effect on ones love,bond and commitment to that love.