2006-08-20 06:06:13 · 31 answers · asked by Paulo V 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
its not absolutly necessary, but when you really deeply love someone you want an official way of showing them that you are wholly dedicated only to them.
2006-08-20 06:12:29 · answer #1 · answered by Christina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think it is necessary.
I have been married, I wasn't really committed, I just wanted the party and the dress. Now i realise that a marriage isn't the promises two people make to each other it is a contract with the state. The marriage laws say who can and can't be legally married and where and by whom, it's about tax and money not about love.
If you love somone and are committed to each other then you show it to each other and to your friends, family, community every day by your actions. I am more committed to my partner than I ever was to my husband. Next year we plan to have a party for our friends who have upported our relationship to thank then and to ask for their continued support. Ceremonies are important to us as people, they help us recognise milestones but i will never have another 'legal' marriage.
2006-08-21 08:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by Leapling 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends where you live. In the Nordic countries the legal systems protect the rights of common law partners and offspring to more or less the same extent as legitimate partners/offspring. In Germany the Inland Revenue charges punitive tax rates on unmarried partners living together. In most of western Europe the difference in treatment by the law is marginal. If you really feel strongly about remaining single, then remain single.
2006-08-20 13:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by opossumd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For some no and for others yes. My aunt and uncle have been together for 25 yrs. They just told the family that they decided to get married. They are very wealthy so it wasn't because of no money they just never married. My family thinks they deserve a wedding but they said it would feel odd after all the yrs. They plan to go to Vegas. They both have no children also. So I guess it depends on the people and their reasons. L.
2006-08-20 13:27:25 · answer #4 · answered by Ben h and Lisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its only necessary if you want to get into another country.otherwise I wouldnt bother,if you love someone a piece of paper is not going to make them love you more,if children are involved so what,if they have a good home and are well cared for thats all thats needed.
2006-08-20 13:16:07 · answer #5 · answered by candyfloss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live together unmarried, you choose each day to stay together. One day, you may choose not to. OK, but what about security for each other, for any children, etc? Making a commitment gives the other some peace of mind (despite the apparently poor recent track record of marriage).
2006-08-20 13:18:33 · answer #6 · answered by ALAN Q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage is a three ring circus:
engagement ring,
wedding ring and
suffering.
Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his Bachelor's Degree and the woman gets her masters.
2006-08-20 13:16:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only for legal reasons. I am married but thing is as much as i love it i think as long as you commit in some way to the person you love a piece of paper wont change you, them or the choices you make after .
2006-08-20 16:42:32 · answer #8 · answered by bumkin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage is a "necessary wrong"! It is necessary to please the society and wrong because it limits you to your freedom of choice! Man was not created (or evolved) to stay with only one person in his/ and probably her lifetime!Marriage legally binds you to one person, while in actual sense most pple in marriage have one or more times longed to love outside their marriage! Those who didn't, know that they have strongly restricted themselves, but attempted to, atleast in their minds! This is what makes marrriage strange!! And who invented it anyway? Don't tell me GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-08-20 13:42:15 · answer #9 · answered by akady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
marriage is a legal binding and social acceptance. religion comes in too. if u believe in life after death then follow the religious compulsions.
marriage also gives protection to women and children. women should be the driving force to keep this obligation intact.
2006-08-21 04:48:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't. you can protect your children legally and/or financially by signing contracts or life insurances. Marriage doesn't guarantee people will stay longer together it is an archaic form of making a couple publicly renowned.
2006-08-20 13:46:02 · answer #11 · answered by Lady Penelope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋