Do you consider a husband and wife (who have no children) to be a family?
2006-06-08 03:44:42 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Yes we are a family!
2006-06-08 06:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by airmanmattp 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In all reality, a family is really an extension of a bloodline, if a woman has the potential for bearing kids, then "yes" you are a family....if she does not have that ability, then you are a couple unless you own slaves which i doubt........ In America,....i think the average family consists of a hubby, a wife and 1.73 children,...how the goverment chops that second portion of a child up,..."I'll never know".....the ratios also consider pets and pets are considered to be family in about 45 states.....so, I imagine that maybe a pet can make up for the .27% of the second child...but who knows?....America changes daily so I guess you and your wife could be a family just by owning 2 dogs and a cat and perhaps a parakeet.....There are some figures that state that a family wieghs on average about 600 pounds but that too changes.....This is America after all, we can be anything we want to be here supposedly.
2006-06-08 04:33:08 · answer #2 · answered by theoregonartist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely YES! While other people consider pets as family members, why not husband and a wife who love and maintain their respect for each other despite the non-existense of a child in the house.
It is true, children would give your relationship as husband and wife, a sense of triumph. It would definitely give more boost to both your lives. But the child is just a part of the family. THE HUSBAND AND THE WIFE, AND THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER ARE THE MAJOR ELEMENTS OF WHAT YOU CALL A FAMILY.
2006-06-08 03:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by Ross 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course. A family is a union. A man and a wife have a union. Churches have a union, groups have a union, there are many things that can be considered a family.
2006-06-08 03:52:04 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Phil-lys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A family does not have to consist of kids. One definition does have to do with a group consisting of one or two parents and thier children but the other definition is ~... Two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term commitments to one another, and reside usually in the same dwelling place. That to me is a marriage between to loving individuals weather or not there are children involved.
2006-06-08 03:49:20 · answer #5 · answered by vancie121 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I have no children with my husband yet and we are a family.
2006-06-08 03:49:27 · answer #6 · answered by nykki_77_2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when people generally use the term they refer to a husband, wife and kids. if it there is just the husband and wife its usually considered a couple. there is nothing wrong with just being a couple with no kids
2006-06-08 03:49:57 · answer #7 · answered by Michellee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it's a family. If you are living and married to someone you love, then it is definitely considered a family. So if you are married...you have a family to support.
2006-06-08 03:49:57 · answer #8 · answered by omarigirl91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I married her and she becomes part of my family...soon we may have a family of our own...but for now she may be the only family I have.
2006-06-08 03:57:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you now have to take care of each other, a family isn't defined by the number of people in it just the love in it
2006-06-08 03:48:11 · answer #10 · answered by mimismom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋