MY RESPONSE |
| Age: |
20 |
| Boy/Girl: |
Boy |
| Response: |
I do not feel like marriage is necessary to show that you love someone, I am not the kind of person who would ever want to have a big expensive wedding. I find it to be a huge waste of money, and it has no influence on your relationship. The only reason I would ever consider getting married is for legal benefits that comes with being married, if a civil union were to provide those same privileges, that is fine with me |
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| Age: |
20 Something |
| Boy/Girl: |
Boy |
| Response: |
Well, here is my opinion I guess.
Positive: You receive benefits that unmarried, co-habitating couples do not (insurance, tax benefits, etc.) You fit into the "norm"
Negative: Divorce. My parents split when I was already out of the house, but my brother and sister were still at home. It took a lot of years for that wound to heal. Divorce is expensive.
My work partner and her husband are split up right now after just over 8 years, two kids involved, kids are having a terrible time with it.
Of course, even if two people live together and then fall out of love with each other and children are involved there will always be emotional injury.
Maybe all of this was just a lead up to me saying that marriage is just another social stereotype that we are suppose to live up to. Except this stereotype has financial benefits. |
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| Age: |
27 |
| Boy/Girl: |
Boy |
| Response: |
Personally, I don't think I will get married. I definitely want to be committed to one person should I find him, but "marriage" to me is a religious construct to be done for God. That is not necessary to me. I would consider a civil union in the eyes of the government (civil union = for straight and gay, I don't think "civil marriages" should be called "marriages") for the benefits that provides: medical decisions, tax breaks for kids, etc.
I prefer to have a commitment ceremony at the most, in front of my loved ones. |
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| Age: |
17 |
| Boy/Girl: |
Boy |
| Response: |
Marriage is a dated idea, and has far too many religious ties. I have several theories about love, and none of them really allow for marriage as a necessity. If you're willing to spend the rest of your life with someone, if you're truly, unconditionally in love with them, and you've found your soulmate, you don't need to sign a contract to prove it. Prove it by not signing the contract. Prove it by, in a sense, being free to leave any time. Being free to sleep around or to end the relationship or to move on. Prove it by not signing a piece of paper that says you'll be together forever. Just be together, forever. |
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| Age: |
20 |
| Boy/Girl: |
Boy |
| Response: |
bad for one's total development |
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| Age: |
23 |
| Boy/Girl: |
Boy |
| Response: |
I fully intend to get married someday, and think it should be equal for everyone. |
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