When you go through a wedding ceremony how important are the vows to you, especially the "till death do us part?"
2006-08-28 03:36:46 · 11 answers · asked by Searcher 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Very important. The vows are supposed to be sacred and should be treated as such. Many people would say that if, for example, the husband would beat the wife then she should not wait until death to part. To this I agree. Many would say I just contradicted myself and am a hypocrite. I say that the vows work both ways. Whoever presides over the marriage asks BOTH people if they promise to love and respect one another and forsake all others to be true to only each other. The way I see it if one spouse beats or cheats on the other then THEY broke their vows first. If the vows mean little or nothing to that person, then there is no loving marriage relationship and the other should be free to leave.
2006-08-28 04:00:34 · answer #1 · answered by big_dog832001 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When we are in a state of bliss, as love often creates, we tend to think that nothing can ever change that part about us, that nothing will ever happen to waylay that love, trust, and committment of the moment....
However, that's not the way things always go here. I made those promises, and kept them close to my heart for 25 yrs. of wedded dismay...my hubby was also very steadfast in those vows, but deemed only some to be of real priority. Hence, I finally woke up, smelled a single rose, and decided to become one...and I am soooo much happier not dealing with the control issues, and I love the fact that life is my own responsibility, as is my joy, as are my hopes & dreams..."better late than never".....
If I ever make promises to someone again, I will make ones that are realistically capable of being kept--by me...without the expectation or need of the other person doing the same...."live & learn!"
2006-08-28 04:03:27 · answer #2 · answered by msE758 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The wedding is a promise before God which is more important the the vows. Death does tend to part you and your spouse. But, they will join you later.
2006-08-28 03:45:04 · answer #3 · answered by RayRay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally gag on this particular part of the traditional ceremony. If a couple is sincere, they will believe in the vows, whether they are traditional or written by the couple themselves.
2006-08-28 03:46:21 · answer #4 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love my Wife, i view the vows i made to her as a Lifetime Contract, if i do not meet those requirments, then, its my belief that she has every right in the world to Divorce me and leave me, ill have no one to Blame but myself. So far So Good :)
2006-08-28 03:43:42 · answer #5 · answered by Metallicat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I vowed to place my wife's happiness before mine, and I think about that all the time. I made a promise, and I intend to keep it. I'm sweet like that.
2006-08-28 03:40:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's my life. I committed my entire life to one man, my husband. Death will be the only thing that pulls us apart. Marriage counseling is there for a reason, sometimes you just need it. I think marriage is a TON of work, and you shouldn't commit until you're ready for death to tear you apart.
2006-08-28 03:40:50 · answer #7 · answered by teeney1116 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if i would be the one to be married, i'd say very seriously, because i made that vow to the person i am marrying, to me, and most importantly, because i am making that vow in front of God.
2006-08-28 03:39:50 · answer #8 · answered by Inquirer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Me too!
But they may as well be dispensed with.
Half the spouses pay no attention to them.
"Death do us part"? Same, for some.
Did that twice. The third, ex, was elsewhere when I could have died.
2006-08-28 03:47:58 · answer #9 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VERY I still keep mine, even if my "ex" has moved on. I feel that God and I still have a commitment until God releases me from it.
2006-08-28 03:40:02 · answer #10 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋