2006-11-16 02:21:34 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No way Sugar! Kids just wreck a good thing. It's about being with the One You can't live without for all Your days in blissful love! At least that's what it's all about for me! I hope You get that too Kiddo, it's wonderful; marriage makes life really worth living!
2006-11-16 02:28:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.
Marriage is just about forking out tons of cash to a church / registry office / whatever... and then no longer feeling that there is as strong a responsibility to love the significant other because its down to the marriage itself to hold the relationship together... which people seem not to realise that its just not capable of doing.
People who genuinely love each other shouldn't get married, because staying together as a couple without being legally bound but only under the desire to do so is far more honest and consequentially far more likely to work out well on all parts. Broken marriage is typically far more bitter than simply just an ended relationship besides.
As for producing children...
... Thats just animal instinct... The need to have the greatest possible contribution to the next generation to ensure the favourable expression of one's own genetic pattern.
Unfortunately, humans haven't seemed to realise that we have the free will to oppose this animal instinct yet.... not even for the greater good of the species.
2006-11-16 02:35:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have heard of marriage becuase children were produced but no, it should not be a sole qualifier for wanting marriage. In fact, it does not have to enter the equation at all. Many couples live happy, and full childless lives. I couldn't do it...I love my kids. But if I had never started down the road of precreation and realized how sweet children can be, then I would not have any reason to worry about what I was missing.
2006-11-16 02:31:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No..not in my opinion..
I have 1 child, I had this child before I was married.
I got married 10 years ago and I have not reproduced again, except for my 1 child..
So, marriage is not just about reproduction or producing children..
straight to the point...and I am married to my childs biological father..
we just did things out of the "normal" order...
2006-11-16 02:27:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It's a Holy Sacrament. "Two becoming one flesh". I know many marriages that follow that example (including my own) where there are no children at all.
I counsel many people prior to marriage - and - there are many that should never have children. There are some to whom God grants the Grace to be great parents. It depends.
But is the sacrament "just about producing children"? No way.
2006-11-16 02:50:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Biologically, yes. If a married couple does not have kids than people start asking you "do you plan on having kids soon" or "when am I going to have grandchildren". Some people say that they are going to marry and start a family with that person. But in other circumastances, people get marreid because they believe that this person is worth spending the rest of their lives with, growing old together. Marriage is a bond between to people who are in love, something that deep pdown can not be changed. No matter, how high the divorce rate in this country is.
2006-11-16 02:28:37 · answer #6 · answered by danicolegirl 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. Producing children can be done by dogs. Marriage is about a relationship and a partnership.
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2006-11-16 02:28:24 · answer #7 · answered by Alan 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Then there would be more marriges! Look at all the sex driven little rabbits producing out there with no thought to commitment or the children!
I got married to someone I wanted to spend my life with in a true partnership- its work and pleasure and constantly changing- its been 20 years and two children and we are still learning. Its not a fun ride- its a COMMITMENT to work together to make a life- and we have- a wonderful life and I still love him bunches! and believe me there have been times where we both don't feel that way!
2006-11-16 02:26:34 · answer #8 · answered by ARTmom 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It seems that when gay marriage is the issue, then yes, it's all about procreation and having an innie to match an outie because that's how babies are made.
In fairytails, it's about finding that one special person that you cannot live without and living happily ever after.
In reality, it's a race against your siblings and your friends to partner up before you're left old and alone to die in obscurity... or often a pure matter of convenience and comfort for 10 years or so until their every last action makes you want to disembowel them with a mellon baller so you pack up and start from square one.
2006-11-16 02:32:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.
Marriage is about starting a volluntary unit with the idea of obtaining certain goals.
It's the goals thing that usually goes wrong. The goals are specified and agreed to in advance.
Marriage is basically a business that people get into with no plan, no investement capital they are willing to lose, no business sense and no single vision of the future.
You don't pick your parents. You don't pick your brothers and sisters. You do pick your spouse. Few people leave and divorce their families for good, but the spouse is disposable.
Imagine if kids divorced their parents and went off to find better ones to live with!
Imagine if parents divorced their kids (and they do sometimes, they put them up for adpotion) and went off in search of better kids!
That's marriage!
2006-11-16 02:28:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋