How does the American regard the marriage?

Question

marriage\love

Answer 1

I hold a marriage very sacred. I took vows to love my mate in sickness and in health, in poor times and in bad times. No matter what we go through we do it together. We are honest, loyal and love each other. One man, One woman+ marriage= a houseful of LOVE.

Answer 2

Pretty frivolous lately. Our values have changed through the years demanding society to take another look at what we're doing. It seems like family values are being taken over by the courts, they're the second family in some cases.
You don't find many marriages that don't have an affair or two and these are taken lightly. Child abuse, spousal abuse, divorce run rampant.

I think people should wait until they're older, more mature, make sure of their values and what they really want, not just their dreams. Some people have a jump start on marriage with a house already bought, a good start on a career or work habits. They know what they want in life and have gained values.

Answer 3

I think Americans idealize marriage to such a high degree, that when they experience problems in a marriage, the disillusionment is so devastating, they feel divorce is the only alternative. No one wants a defective, imperfect marriage; everyone wants a fairy tale, happily ever after life.

Most people want their lives to be like a 1950s family sitcom, like Father Knows Best or Donna Reed, not the 1980s family nighttime soap opera, like Dynasty or Dallas.

Answer 4

Well Americans are no different then many contries, they who look up to marriage as a God given institution have respect for it, some other countries dont th ink much of it. It is not an American view that is different, it is a personal view that is made up about marriage

Answer 5

It depends on the individuals views about love and marriage. From divorce rates it would look like we don't hold them in very high regard.

Answer 6

very poorley. in my opion?