Nobody stays married for lengthy periods of time anymore. It seems that evey other person I encounter has been married and divorced atleast once, some two or three times. My own sister, for instance, is working on her third marriage. I'd be willing to bet that in another 25 years or so the "50th wedding anniversary" will have gone by the wayside. What do you think?
2006-11-24 23:51:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Sorry, you're mistaken. My lady and I were high school sweethearts and have been married for 45 years, and every night I get on my knees and pray for another 45.
2006-11-25 00:24:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look at it this way. People are quick to shack up these days.Use to be Ladies were raised with morales and standards, now they are too "fast". Remember when it was a disgrace to live with someone without being married or pregnant without being married?
Now these are the rules instead of the exceptions. We need to get back to raising LADIES instead of women. Look at the out of wedlock births, we need to bring back and promote marriage and family. Look at the traditional courtship, lasted for at least a year before marriage, but the marriage lasted a lifetime. Today they consider 2 weeks, 3 months long enough to really know someone. What a shame!
2006-11-24 23:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by bubbles_grandpa 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its already a thing of the past, as society continues to become more immoral so marriage will decline and the length of those marriages. I think soon 20-30yr marriages will probably only be seen in older couples who won't divorce for financial reasons, but will still cheat. Sad but true monogamy is a type of wood to most people!
2006-11-25 00:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by rrrrhhhhinsd 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it will. As long as people are able to find their soul mate or a soul mate, then they will be people that stay together for long periods of time simply because they like it that way. We will still have people who finds one person and stays with that person for life. The one factor you have forgotten about is stuff like Aids. I think this is the kind of stuff that will drive more and more people to find one person and make a life of it, if nothing else out of safety. I do have to agree that it does look this way, but I really don't think it will stay this way.
Have fun!!!
2006-11-24 23:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your right! My grandparents were happily married for 42 years before my grandfather died. My parents have been married for 39/40 years now and dated since 8th grade but weren't that happy while we were growing up. I don't think people take monogamy(?) very seriously anymore. I was married to a big time cheater for over 10 years before I finally had enough and left him. I have been with my new husband for over 5 years now. I truly think that we will stay together forever but you rarely see that anymore. We both have very strong feelings against cheating on each other.
2006-11-24 23:57:20 · answer #5 · answered by Scorpio 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it seems as so. You see, in the past people stayed together way past getting along. They saw it as making their beds and lying in it. Sometimes it was seen to be better married to a poor husband than not at all. Today we are much wiser. We get married at a later age and when it doesn't work out, we go on. Therefore, wedding vows should not say " I promise to love you til death does us part." It should instead, say " I promise to love you as long as I can." Love in itself as with any emotion is transient. Therefore one cannot feel it forrever. The only thing that is forrever is the diamond.
2006-11-24 23:57:52 · answer #6 · answered by queenmaeve172000 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in basic terms for a be counted of pastime,my spouse and that i, God prepared could have been married sixty 5 years in this coming December. On our Golden wedding ceremony we gained a congratulating letter from HM The Queen Elizabeth
2016-10-17 12:30:08 · answer #7 · answered by corridoni 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's unfortunate, but I think you are right. People no longer stay in a marriage where they "feel" unhappy. I am not referring to obvious things like abuse, addictions, or adultry ruining the marriage....but just the normal everyday little things that make people feel that they married the wrong person because it isn't what they imagined (the fanatasy) married life to be.
Real values have left our society....so life-time commitment has followed suit.
2006-11-24 23:57:15 · answer #8 · answered by littleflower_57 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nah,i don't think so......
It's obvious they can't love cause they marry people they think they
like but don't really love them......
When they can find the right parther then the "50th wedding
anniversary" would come back to life.....
2006-11-24 23:54:29 · answer #9 · answered by chilling_1ce 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Too right! We now live in the world of fantasy love, ie..the internet not to mention the rapid and continual decline in morals.
2006-11-25 06:57:18 · answer #10 · answered by funlady6632@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋