I'm 21, and I've noticed that all my friends are getting married. Now don't get me wrong, I am in a relationship, and am very happy, but I am no way near close to getting married. Why can't you just live together and be exclusive. Why does everyone want to get married?
2006-12-25 18:44:03 · 9 answers · asked by cian506 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I don't know why people want to get married, it's definitely over rated.
2006-12-25 18:49:32 · answer #1 · answered by WestCoastin4Life 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you live together for a long time, when you break up, you get nothing. If you get married, you get half!
Seriously, if you want or have children you are better protected by a legal commitment. With that committment comes some things you may need like health and life insurance, and legal protection from someone taking advantage of you by putting you out of your home or taking your things and leaving. Also, it is harder to get divorced than to just move out. Hopefully, people think harder about leaving if they have to go to court. If you work at it, both lifestyles can work for you. It is your choice and your partner's. Don't let other people influence your decision.
2006-12-26 03:10:53 · answer #2 · answered by Alexxandra1591 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Societal norms" are playing games with you. Marriage is not for everyone, but love affairs should be for everyone. You can live together and be exclusive, but people (not me) will think you are strange. Everyone wants to get married for different reasons, but two reasons that I see are 1) the commitment is important, and 2) that's what people do when they are in love.
2006-12-26 02:51:43 · answer #3 · answered by Monsieur Rick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commitment is so important and people are worhty of that. We cannot always be accountable to ourselves. So, when things get rough, we can't just say, oh, we'll just go our seperate ways. No! We need to work on all our relationships and being married and bing accountable to that commitment makes us have to work on our marriage. People are not animals to be thrown in the trash and forgotten about. Marriage is honorable and all people should be treated with this respect.
2006-12-26 03:37:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for hundreds, even thousands of years, the institution of marriage was what was expected as the right thing to do. as time goes by traditions change with some people. i guess your just one of the people that has change things.
2006-12-26 02:51:36 · answer #5 · answered by Richard S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll know when you want to get married. It will be an un-deniable feeling that will consume the both of you and then you'll know...
2006-12-26 02:58:16 · answer #6 · answered by gueroslaptop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MONEY, SECURITY, AND THE HOPE OF NOT EVER HAVING TO GO TO A BAR TO JUMP A BAG OF BONES
2006-12-26 03:10:40 · answer #7 · answered by Patrick Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes your life stable and secure. So screw it if you don't want that
2006-12-26 03:00:47 · answer #8 · answered by novae2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
proof of committment
2006-12-26 02:50:12 · answer #9 · answered by Olive 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋