But marriage isn't logical.

Post #394,336 by malraux 9/9/14 3:50:48 PM Reply	But marriage isn't logical. People get married because they love each other. Take one look at the rings, the honeymoon, all of that stuff: it doesn't scream "CHILDREN". Children are generally expected from married heterosexual couples, but society also expects that people who love each other get married, whether they want kids or not. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #394,340 by mmoffitt 9/9/14 4:10:16 PM Reply	Well, it should be. It's a contract. But if I grant that marriage is an expectation of people being in love today, I think that idea is time limited. I was taught to believe that people should get married if and only if they intend to have children because of the stigma attached to the children (the "bastards", IOW), not to the parents. Since "living together" is no longer considered a vice, and no shame is associated with having been born out of wedlock, I believe "marriage" today has precious little value. Marriage belongs to a bygone era.
Post #394,342 by Another Scott 9/9/14 4:43:49 PM Reply	Your vows must have been very interesting. I, (name), take you (name), to be my (wife/husband), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part. I don't see "children" in there. FWIW. Cheers, Scott.
Post #394,364 by mmoffitt 9/10/14 8:55:37 AM Reply	Heh. My uncle had written our vows and I honestly don't remember them. What I do remember is why I wanted to marry my wife: to start a family with her. But, I've already said that. ;0)
Post #394,350 by a6l6e6x 9/9/14 9:15:05 PM Reply	Reminds me of Humpty Dumpty. Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll. "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less." Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #394,352 by boxley 9/9/14 10:48:44 PM Reply	thats the old, you knocked her up you have to marry her meme, hasnt been in force for a looong time Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #394,360 by pwhysall 9/10/14 7:10:07 AM Reply	Ah, but IN SOVIET RUSSIA, etc.

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