It's an entrepreneurial business now.
2006-08-18 10:15:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
what I mean by "use to be" is back then without all the prenuptuals, sueing, wanting thousands of dollars, just marrying to become a citizen. Not the 1800's stuff.
2006-08-18 10:30:03 · update #1
Marriage for love is a great thing, but pretty new in the history of marriage! Most marriages took place for the advancement of the family and to form a partnership for a better life. The romance was that of stories and legend. When that love did happen great stories were made of it, and that translated in to popular culture that continues today. Now we think love should be that chemical thing that happens when we first meet.
True love is more a commitment than a feeling. Over time you build respect and admiration to your life partner, and that becomes love.
Those who have it are very lucky, and work very hard at it
2006-08-18 10:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the olden days a lot of people had arranged marriages. Matchmaking was "an entrepreneurial business". This is still a business in some countries, in still other countries dowries are still paid or exchanged, and this is partly a business transaction..
2006-08-18 17:22:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people aren't looking into marriage like they should. A marriage was once forever, and now it seems to be just in the moment. There are still some truly genuine marriages out there, though.
2006-08-18 17:24:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I want to know is.. what did marriages USED TO BE? Where the woman would pay a dowry for her husband? Or her father would choose who she would marry? Now, people can make their own choices, especially women and some people make the wrong decisions. And I like to make my choice.
So I dont know about you or if you studied history, but I like that I can choose who I marry if I make the wrong decision or not.
2006-08-18 17:26:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the reason is because women are not attacted to powerless men.What I mean is that since american women earn as much money now as men.men are percieved as being less of a necessity.From what Ive seen once a woman starts earning more money then a man women often times leave.
The key to seduction is Power
2006-08-18 18:11:13 · answer #5 · answered by ccameronbeaty78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People give up to easy now a days. Our lives are so fast paced that no one take the time out to see what really matters People are so selfish and only think of themselves.
2006-08-18 17:27:44 · answer #6 · answered by Right Wing Extremist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
marriage isnt what it use to be cause young people are getting married for a lot of the wrong reasons and its not what it use to be also because nobody usually have time for the really big ceremonies like they use too
2006-08-18 17:21:21 · answer #7 · answered by ki-ki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mankind has become so materialistic they seems to forget the porpose of marriage and to acknowlege the one who has made marriage that is why it is so messed up
2006-08-18 17:22:27 · answer #8 · answered by Mellisa A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine isn't. I love my husband dearly. We have been married for 10 years now. We married while I was still in college. We married for love, no other reason.
2006-08-18 17:20:38 · answer #9 · answered by AsianPersuasion :) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because people don't see love for what it really it is ...to much emphasis is placed on B.S. seems no one takes marriage for real any more now marriage is for convenience...not for real
2006-08-18 17:25:02 · answer #10 · answered by lady-likes-poetry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋