Do you believe in marriage?

[September]

With rising divorce rates, do you still believe in marriage? Do you think it's necessary?

Me? I feel like marriage takes a lot, A LOT of work, especially the longer you're together. I've been surrounded by people who have cheated and are still married, people who have (seemingly) faithful marriages and people who got divorced. I feel like it's not for everyone. I think it's possible to maintain a healthy long term relationship without having to get married.

 

[Arishok]

Of course, I would love to be married one day.

 

[Lil Gangsta]

Marriage is an archaic concept.

 

[Nymeria]

I think it takes alot of work to maintain a healthy, loving relationship regardless of titles. That said, I do believe in marriage but I feel the rise in divorce rates is reflective of how little people value it and monogamy in general.

 

[miranda]

I would love to get married and have a family, but men don't feel restrained by society to stay faithful anymore so it's probably not going to happen. I've tried to stay with a cheater before and I just can't do it.
I'm a hopeless romantic though so I'll probably end up falling for someone else's lies and divorced with 2 kids.

 

[roxxthe96er]

I believe that you should get married if the right person comes around but nobody should face social pressure to the point they feel like they gotta get married.

 

[Elle Driver]

I believe in it now because when it's with the right person, it's worth it. However, I'm still weary of it because it's work and my parents went through a very nasty divorce and I never want that to happen to me.

 

[Fun Sized Psycho]

I think it takes alot of work to maintain a healthy, loving relationship regardless of titles. That said, I do believe in marriage but I feel the rise in divorce rates is reflective of how little people value it and monogamy in general.

This is how I feel. ^^^


I think I general though, people's thoughts/feelings on marriage are going to reflect what they see/saw growing up. I grew up in a two parent household, and both sets of my grandparents were (and are still) married.

 

[NobodyReally]

I believe in it, but I think it's a very personal decision. I don't think the government should be involved or promoting it, to be honest, and I also don't think it's necessary for people to be happy, or even right for everyone.

 

[Raava]

I think it takes alot of work to maintain a healthy, loving relationship regardless of titles. That said, I do believe in marriage but I feel the rise in divorce rates is reflective of how little people value it and monogamy in general.

This. I don't think people even realize what love and a real relationship is half the time. Let alone what a marraige is supposed to be about.

Am I a little weary about it these days yes, but I still believe in it. I can't see myself with a person for a certain amount of years and not be married. I would just seem like a waste and no safety net. What about insurance, taxes, children, health emergencies etc...If I am with someone for that long we are building together, what about the safety net for that? I value the instituation of marrage and what it should mean.

 

[HONEYBLAY]

 

[onelastdeath]

I don't believe in American Marriage, but I believe in everlasting love.

 

[LiberianGirl]

Yes
I just don't think it's for everybody

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Most people get married for the wrong reasons to the wrong person

Anything in life worth having requires hard work

Marriage can be great but you have to want it and be willing to work for it

Id be skeptical of the opinions of marriage (or ANYTHING) from people who have either never done it or perpetually failed at it. It can be great. It's been great for me. I have been looking forward to the future with wifey for a good 4-5 years strong

 

[Rusty Kuntz]

Yes, I do. Like any relationship, it requires work, but the bond that I have with my husband is one that I have with very few people. He tap dances on my last nerve about a good 43.6% of the time, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

We in it to win it LOL