2006-08-28 13:02:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
No. I think the divorce rate is high enough. Call me old fashioned, but marriage should be a covenant, not a fashion accessory to be traded in when something better comes along.
2006-08-28 13:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by Christina D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is actually a good question. Marriages used to last commonly for a lifetime. It used to be that two people took their time and seriously considered whether or not they would really want to spend 'forever' with their intended BEFORE they made all the arrangements and informed the family ect ect..And it was a difficult and embarrassing procedure to get they court to grant divorce. Nowadays, people seem to 'testdrive' their mates and zip down to the courthouse as casually *** if they were on their way to the 7 eleven for ice cream. If it were a renewable contract as you suggest, then it would be something that they would try harder to make work so that they werent 'traded up' when the contract ended. Excellent brain food Thank you
Blessed Be~
2006-08-28 20:17:11 · answer #2 · answered by Cheppyyyyy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not. It should be a lifetime commitment. People walk into marriage blindly based on fantasy and not on fact. I think people need to be much better prepared (and repaired) before they venture into a marriage. I think full disclosure is important and should I get married, I will pay to do an exhaustive background search on a potential spouse and would welcome him to do the same. I think it would be nice to evaluate and regroup however, where children and property are involved, should someone decide not to "renew the contract." the result would be a disaster. There are too many thoughtless disposable relationships in our society.
2006-08-28 20:15:10 · answer #3 · answered by ValleyViolet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Marriage should be a lifetime commitment made by a man and a woman who plan to spend the rest of their lives together. No back door. No prenuptial agreements. If you don't love someone enough to believe and mean "Till death do us part," then you shouldn't be getting married. You are dooming your marriage if you enter into it with the premise that if it doesn't work out you can always get a divorce. Our society has found it much too easy to dispose of things we no longer want, instead of fighting for it and making it better.
I do think it's wonderful to renew your vows on special anniversaries. To reaffirm to your spouse that you do still love them and will be with them until one of you dies.
2006-08-28 20:52:52 · answer #4 · answered by celticwoman777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then why take the vows "til death do us part"? Marriage is NOT a contract, that if you get tired of it, you can get a new one. It is a life time commentment. People do not take it as seriously as they should. Read the Bible and see what it says in there, then ask yourself that same question, is it a contract???
2006-08-28 20:09:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically, its a contract that never expires...therefore there would be no need to renew it
2006-08-28 20:07:41 · answer #6 · answered by Chrissy C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
True love lasts a lifetime.
2006-08-28 20:07:40 · answer #7 · answered by ZEE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope..the reason u get married is because u love them for better or for worse..in sickness...u know the rest..this means that u LOVE them u already know that they don't let the toilet seat down or that they can't cook ..but u still love them
2006-08-28 22:10:02 · answer #8 · answered by His 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Once you commit, you're in forever. Otherwise, it's too easy to give up.
2006-08-28 20:08:17 · answer #9 · answered by lanes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a race to the death?
2006-08-28 22:26:45 · answer #10 · answered by Rich B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋