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<blockquote data-quote="3inSlugger" data-source="post: 1864113" data-attributes="member: 18508"><p>I'm not a Christain but I don't "believe in divorce". Certain circumstances make it understandable, certainly.</p><p></p><p>I made a thread about a month ago about what if marriage was determined by intercourse instead of just a useless ceremony. I was accused of fart sniffing and not many people really got into it. </p><p></p><p>I had a reason for posting that.</p><p></p><p>What exactly is marriage to us now? A legal contract begun by a pointless ceremony in which two people commit to each other (all the while knowing there is a way out...not really a commitment). We let a government dictate our relationship and look what happened? It became invalid and of little worth. </p><p></p><p>Now there are exceptions of course, I don't mean to say everyone or every marriage is like this. Just a trend.</p><p></p><p>I was married when I was 19. December will mark our 2-year anniversary. Both our parents have been married 20+ years. My wife and I both witnessed difficulties and arguments. I know I witnessed the threat of divorce. But my parents have 29 years together and seem happier now than I've ever seen them. </p><p></p><p>What I'm failing to get to is that I consider marriage, not a legal state-sanctioned contract which can be broken, but a lifetime commitment to respect, forgive, and strive towards a deeper relationship with another human being. And there had better be a damn good reason for breaking that...abuse, infidelity, etc. </p><p></p><p>I know I'm young, idealistic, and probably naive; but that's why I think we have so many divorces. People don't take them seriously anymore, it is hard to in the culture around us. And the sanctioning by the state has rendered the marriage relationship false and hollow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3inSlugger, post: 1864113, member: 18508"] I'm not a Christain but I don't "believe in divorce". Certain circumstances make it understandable, certainly. I made a thread about a month ago about what if marriage was determined by intercourse instead of just a useless ceremony. I was accused of fart sniffing and not many people really got into it. I had a reason for posting that. What exactly is marriage to us now? A legal contract begun by a pointless ceremony in which two people commit to each other (all the while knowing there is a way out...not really a commitment). We let a government dictate our relationship and look what happened? It became invalid and of little worth. Now there are exceptions of course, I don't mean to say everyone or every marriage is like this. Just a trend. I was married when I was 19. December will mark our 2-year anniversary. Both our parents have been married 20+ years. My wife and I both witnessed difficulties and arguments. I know I witnessed the threat of divorce. But my parents have 29 years together and seem happier now than I've ever seen them. What I'm failing to get to is that I consider marriage, not a legal state-sanctioned contract which can be broken, but a lifetime commitment to respect, forgive, and strive towards a deeper relationship with another human being. And there had better be a damn good reason for breaking that...abuse, infidelity, etc. I know I'm young, idealistic, and probably naive; but that's why I think we have so many divorces. People don't take them seriously anymore, it is hard to in the culture around us. And the sanctioning by the state has rendered the marriage relationship false and hollow. [/QUOTE]
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