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People do not have to marry to be together. Marriage should be regarded as an important step, where you promise to your peers that you will be with your spouse
by sergiosgc 13y ago
People do not have to marry to be together. Marriage should be regarded as an important step, where you promise to your peers that you will be with your spouse until the end of life. This is valid even without religion.
Have a different view? Can't commit to such a long time? That's OK. Marriage is not mandatory in a relationship (and for some people it's in fact detrimental). Just don't marry and live happy.
- gohrt 13y agoThat's a proposition. Is there an argument to back it? Why should marriage be life-long, vs time-limited?
- sergiosgc 13y agoIt's not a proposition. It is a definition. On Western culture, a marriage is a life long pairing. It is also monogamous, in the same vein, by definition. Is it lifelong and monogamous in every culture? No. It is in ours, though. Is the definition being coopted for non lifelong pairings? I don't think most people marry with divorce in the horizon, so even if marriage allows for divorce, I think the public promise is still one of lifelong commitment.