Do you still believe in marriage anymore?

Question

I am talking traditional no cheating others' needs are just as important as yours type marraige? I think many enjoy a good wedding, and I think many "mean" to have a good marriage but cell phones, internet and IM's are ruining the idea of ever after? Do people get married to not be alone? or to have a better material life? What about 2nd marriages? Do you try it again to "get it right"? Or was it to not be alone?
I know many questions in one but hey we lose 5 points w/each individual questions?......

Answer 1

i believed in marriage when i did it 16 yrs. ago and i still do.

Answer 2

I still believe in traditional marriage between an male and a female that is. What the government is suggesting for marriage today is unthinkable! I believe that once you get married it should be 'til death do you part'. I also believe that there are reasons for
divorce. Cheating, infidelity, just to name a few. I think that women who are looking at their age often settle for men they wouldn't otherwise be in a relationship, but for fear of being alone, they marry, and most of the time, it's turns out great because they have developed love and patience. In other cases, it doesn't because no one wants to put the work in. If you have two people who want to work at it and have a successful marriage, the sky is the limit to what they can have together as a team. Love does come along once, but if it comes along and for whatever reason doesn't work, go look for it again and do something different to make it last. There is no one correct way of answering this question because there are many variables.

Answer 3

Yes I do. Cell phones, the Internet and IM's aren't ruining marriages, it's people's misuse of all of this technology that ruins marriages. There are as many reasons for getting married as there are people. I myself was not particularly looking to get remarried after ending a miserable marriage. I was however, tired of being alone. I met a great guy who has blessed me with a better material life, as well as treating me like a Queen. When he asked me to marry him, I said yes. That was almost 5 years ago, and it was the best decision I have ever made.

Answer 4

Yes, I still believe in marriage, even though it seems that half of marriages out there end up in divorce. We have been married for 33 years, still happy and still in love. We don't cheat and we try to put each other's needs ahead of our own (we don't always succeed though, lol).

You are probably going to get as many reasons why people marry as there are people. Everyone has their own reasons. I'm sure some people marry because they don't want to be alone or because they want material things. Who's to say they won't have a good marriage.

Some people get married too young and then get divorced, that doesn't mean they don't go on to have a successful 2nd marriage. We have several friends who are on their 2nd marriage and it's been over 30 years.

This is only my opinion, hope it helps. Good luck.

Answer 5

I don't believe in marriage anymore. Why get married and just to loose your butt in the divorce? Women treat men better before marriage than after, so why do it?
There is an old saying, "A man marries a woman thinking that she will stay the same. A woman marries a man thinking that she can change him." If a man and woman stay together because the love each other, why would they need a marriage license?

Answer 6

Being divorced once already to a total knobhead i'd have to say no. Don't get me wrong i'm extremely happy with the man i've been with for six years am pregnant with my second son to him. Marriage is overrated i think. It's just a piece of paper should it mean if your not married that you can cheat people do it when they are married so what's the difference. I feel the same way about my current boyfriend if we were married or not probably why i'm no rush to get married again. Scares the hell outta me. Hope i answered your question. But to all of those who have been married for ages good for you. But how many have not cheated. Be honest now.

Answer 7

I have always believed in marriage, I will continue to believe in marriage, but not for me. I'm not the marrying kind. I prefer to live MY life as a single. But I've seen where marriage is very good for other people. I don't need to try it again to get it right I got it right the first time I'm just not cut out for it. Marriage isn't for everyone.

Answer 8

I strongly believe in marriage. It can work if each person has their priorities in order.

I married my husband in July 2003 and we separated after a year. Because we put everything else first, like work and friends. And we spent 2 years apart, we luckily got back together.

Now that we have put our marriage first in our lives we haven't had any of the previous problems. I knew I married the right person. And now I have the great marriage I dreamed of.

Answer 9

My ex-hole shook my faith after 24 years married.....
But then I met my new hubby--he treats me like a queen, loves me like crazy, and is SO the perfect man for me!
We married (2nd for each) truly believing we were meant to be, but could never happen until we had been "seasoned" (for lack of a better word) with long marriages (his was 14 yrs).

We both know the mistakes that are made, and the risks, but we both felt more "home" with each other than anything we ever had.
I know this one is til death....my heart sings me to sleep every night!

Answer 10

After 28 years of a bad marriage ended up in divorce, I still believe in the happily ever after. I will remarry if the right person comes along. If not, I'm still happy to be on my own.

I will look for the followings quality in a man:

Someone who fears God
Treat me as his equal partner
Respect and love me for who I am
Honest and truth (no cheating or wandering heart)
Responsible
Positive attitude

Answer 11

I am starting to have my doubts. I do think that like you say the tempation to cheat is made much easier with cell phones, the net, posting pictures etc. It's a time of immediate gratification - different from a simpler time. If I divorced my husband (2nd) I don't think I would marry again. I don't think I could trust another man.