do you think they are just silly and old fashioned and not worth honoring? Do you both live up to your wedding vows or just do whatever you like? If you honored your vows, would your relationship be better or not? Why don't more folks honor their wedding vows? Do you even remember any of your vows? What good are the vows?
2006-08-08 07:19:17 · 11 answers · asked by jimrich 7 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Vows are very important it not just mean a piece of paper but it means total commitment, both husband and wife. I believe if everyone honor there vows like they should there would be more commitment and less divorce. But no one wants to put work into committing there self to one person. It's all about trust, faith fullness and putting your all into it.
2006-08-08 08:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a shame that a lot of couples don't honor their wedding vows. After all, a vow is a promise. Yet, not all ceremonies have wedding vows. The Greek Othodox Ceremony, for example, is considered a sacriment. The Bride and Groom do not speak at all. You are basically honoring God and each other. It's a very powerful sacriment filled with symbolism. The ring, for example, is a symbol of eternity and when the couple walks around the table, it's their first steps as husband & wife.
2006-08-08 14:46:38 · answer #2 · answered by Evangeline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vows themselves are just a symbol and formality and the commitment of marriage goes much more deeply than that. I don't remember the content of my wedding vows but I will never forget the commitment that I made to my husband long before he put the ring on my finger.
2006-08-08 14:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by mel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vows are an essential part of marriage, and yes, I think they should be honored and I honor mine, as does my husband. We used the traditional vows that are used in most weddings...to love, honor and cherish from this day forward...in sickness and in health...richer for poorer...til death do us part...They have meaning, and if they hadn't I would not have recited them with my husband in the presence of my family and friends. They have meaning because you are devoting yourself to one person for the rest of your living days...without them, what would marriage be? A free for all? You can continue living a life as a single person and feel no regrets, so if you feel "what good are the vows?" then maybe marriage is not an option for you. Sure, my husband and I have our disagreements, but we were married for a reason, that reason being working together and through good times and bad times..
2006-08-08 14:26:56 · answer #4 · answered by manderin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vows do not make a marriage. It is the commitment that each one makes to the other. It is a covenant that we enter into, not just a legal contract. But it IS important that we repeat vows. WE NEED TO HEAR THEM. They are not silly, nor are they old fashioned.
And if one cannot take these vows seriously, they have no business repeating them or getting married.
2006-08-08 14:52:56 · answer #5 · answered by weddrev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We got married 2 years ago. I remember a lot of what he said, and most of mine. They mean a lot to me. For example, I put "I promise to tickle" in mine, which was a joke but gives me the permission to tickle whenever I want.
I think more people should take wedding vows, and marriage in general, more seriously.
Your vows are a way to show each other how much you care for your spouse. We wrote our own and didn't share them until the wedding. His were so beautiful they made me cry. I've never said anything as important as what I said to my husband that day during our wedding ceremony.
2006-08-08 20:51:41 · answer #6 · answered by Moxie1313 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are quite important.
We are using a traditional Quaker vow and elaborating with our own.
It's important to us. Getting married is nothing more than a piece of paper; for us the vow is the string that ties us together.
We know it's going to rain, and it may even flood. We know, just like our vows will state, that we are in this for the long run. There's no jumping ship when things get rocky.
2006-08-08 14:29:28 · answer #7 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if the vows were taken more seriously, maybe the divorce rate wouldn't be so high. Nobody takes it seriously anymore. It's such a cliche these days and that is unfortunate.
2006-08-08 14:25:18 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just recently got married and I stand by my vows, however you just have to try hard because when you are married respect is very important.
2006-08-08 14:56:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are. We both think of them often. Yes, it makes the relationship better. Others may not honour their vows because they truly didn't make them honestly.
2006-08-08 15:12:04 · answer #10 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋