[BartSimpson]

lily wrote:

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The prospect of divorce is enough of a turn off to marriage and usually after watching someone you know go through it is it any wonder why others would not want to be faced with the same situation?

Not necessarily. I'm getting divorced and I want to get married again. So does he - in fact my ex has already picked out his next.


One big advantage to getting married over living together - you get presents.

You forgot to add: Another big advantage to getting married over living together - you get presents from the in-laws!

[fifeboy]

paisley_cross wrote:

fifeboy wrote:

westmanguy wrote:

Lets take religion out of the equation here.

Common law relationships and civil unions do not deserve to have equal rights as marriage offers.

If people want the rights of marriage...then use that legal union to get them!

How is this taking religion out of the equation?

I presume the writer is equating all formalized marriages whether ... by an Elvis impersonator in a bar in Las Vegas.

Jeese, and I had to get married in a boring old church

[Genessee]

sasquatch2 wrote:

Relationships always seem to degenerate to power struggles....

But then THAT is a personal ego-centered problem within the marriage. Is this not the point at which an individual needs to open their eyes and make some choices about how they conduct themself within the relationship? I mean, it's really a very, very simple question to ask oneself, "Do I want to be right, or do I want to be happy?" It's all smooth sailing after that! And it applies to every relationship, IMO.

[Yogi]

[quote="Genessee"] I mean, it's really a very, very simple question to ask oneself, "Do I want to be right, or do I want to be happy?"


When I get tired of 'always being right & happy' then I'll get married again!!!

[Genessee]

Yogi wrote:

Genessee wrote:

I mean, it's really a very, very simple question to ask oneself, "Do I want to be right, or do I want to be happy?"


When I get tired of 'always being right & happy' then I'll get married again!!!

Then let's hope Yogi outlives you!