unless you want to have kids and start a family .. besides that is there any point in marrying someone? You can always just be together... What makes it so important other than the fact its a way to show someone how much they care about you.. why cant you just celebrate that another way
2007-01-11 15:53:16 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
More tax advantages!
2007-01-11 15:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by traderb550 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The real point in getting married....hmmmm
To be in a relationship with one person for the rest of your life? It's God's plan, so that he can have righteous people raising a family. It's found in the book of Genesis, it's what God intended from the beginning. It keeps you morally safe, if it's done the right way, and if you are blessed with the right partner. (usually it's a gift.)
Marriage is a union between a man and a women and contract made before witnesses and God. The problem with marriage is that it has been modified by society, and impacted by immoral laws and behaviour making people feel that marriage is wrong. This was never the intention of it. It is not a quick fix, nor should be a way of getting to know someone. Before getting married there should be equal balance between you and your partner where both of you compliment each other, and can learn and grow together. Marriage is one of the most positive and beautiful thing that can happen to anyone, because of the unconditional love that is shared between the two as one.
2007-01-12 00:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by Johnnie C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people think it shows a total commitment. I guess it's easier to just walk if your not married. I think marriage shows another level of commitment. I myself have never done it, and to be real, I'm glad I never did. I think if most people are smart they will live together for awhile. I've found that most of the time I was really lusting after a girl. When the sex slowed down I realized that I was left with a person I didn't really like or feel compatible with, then my feeling would change. Wait till the lust part is over before you commit to someone. Another thing is take away everything they have and look at the person they are, you may just change your heart. I've met so many hotties, but realized later they were just an empty shell.
2007-01-12 00:03:36 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think about this a lot. I'm 22 and in a serious relationship. I'd be surprised if we didn't end up getting married, but I wonder too about what marriage means. Aside from the tax breaks, etc, I came to the conclusion that is necessary to show your true commitment to someone. As someone else said, it's a binding tie.
If two people are just living together, in spite of how much the care about each other, there are not many obstacles in the way if they decided to leave. With marriage, you know your partner is in for the long haul because he/she has vowed legally. To some, this may be a technicality for anyone who is insecure. Perhaps it is, but I know I'd like to be sure.
Also, it might be one more thing that would keep someone from cheating. In our society, the word "wife" has a lot more impact than "girlfriend". To say "I have a girlfriend" to another woman doesn't discourage her as much as "I have a wife". The same works for "husband". In a way, it is just a title, but it still has its meaning.
Basically, our culture is in a transition period. I can see a lot of young couples questioning the validity and importance of getting married. As one of these young people, I have to say that society hasn't provided us with enough experience of NOT being married that it is a flimsy and possibly unsafe option. For a couple to try to brave the ups and downs and life changes of a relationship without being married, it's risky.
It takes a lot of courage for both people to know that they don't "need" to get married.
2007-01-12 00:05:30 · answer #4 · answered by ZenBrain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no real point in marrying anyone, you don't know if some where down the line if he will cheat, or start doing drugs, or find out that he is gay or cross dressing or maybe that isn't the wost of the things he could do. What if one day he wakes up and looks at you after 6 years together and says he just don't love you anymore. You never know. So i see marrying someone as another test in life, one that never has a defenet out come and no one really knows why to or why not to get married, so say out of love, others for money, but i think it should be forever and if you can't commet for forever the marriage isn't for you. You never completely know anyone not really, and you can't say o yes i can because i have been with such and such for 5 years and i know more about him the he knows about his own self, well WRONG, you never completely and truely know anyone, i have been with my husband for 6 yeas going on 7 and married to him for 2 years and he woke up one day and told me that he didn't love me anymore, even after everything we had been been through and done for one another he walked away and i thought we were perfect, so trust me you never know anyone, so if you want to know the real reason to getting married the answer in THERE IS NO REAL ANSWER, but if you love the person then go for it but just realize that you don't know the person fully and anything can change in the years to come so always be one the alert that maybe just maybe it won't work, i mean you could always just live together for god sake marriage is only after all a piece of paper with your last names joined together after all
2007-01-12 00:09:20 · answer #5 · answered by justalilbirdie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question.
Well, people marry for many reasons, not just for love for some people. But the ones who do marry for love, it's like a celebration for it. Like graduation is for students who finished high school or college.
I've made this argument also, because I wanted to get others views on marriage. I wanted to know why some people find it to be the most important part of being in love. I said that the paper didn't determine that they were going to ge together forever. Two people can commit themselves to eachother without it. Besides, devorces happen anyway, it's not like you are entitled to stay with that person if you don't want to any longer. Only you two can decide that.
I for one would marry to celebrate that I love the person, not just to say it's for love. I want that way before getting married. And children is a second, and important aspect of two people being in love.
Krazy Libra
2007-01-11 23:59:47 · answer #6 · answered by krazy_libra_from_ac 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teehee: well see it takes time and effort to plan an wedding
because yourself needs 5 ideas below
1 meet the grooms family
2 pick out wedding dress& have an fitting
3 buy wedding rings also get flowers
4 select
rehearsal at chapple, ect
2007-01-12 00:08:05 · answer #7 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm guessing you're looking for practical reasons, not religious or emotional ones. Taxes are on reason, as someone mentioned. So are rights--rights to receive benefits (health, life insurance, inheritence, etc.). Also the right to make medical decisions. My grandmother had to make the decision to remove my grandfather's life support. If they hadn't been married, his mother would have had to make that decision even though he was almost 70 years old, and my grandmother was paying for his care, not his mother. No one likes to think about someone they care about dying, but it happens. It's best to be prepared. Inheritance of pensions and social security benefits also kind of depend on marriage.
2007-01-12 00:02:23 · answer #8 · answered by rainchaser77 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Getting married in a church is most sacred form of love and commitment under God. Having it blessed in the church also makes it complete. Outside of a church wedding is more of a legal union, however you don't need a church to have a spiritual union.
2007-01-12 00:01:47 · answer #9 · answered by schmitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One way of showing how loyal you are to each other - less chances of seeing members of the opposite sex once u are married - your children will have a study parents whom they can rely on anytime - its called commitment
2007-01-11 23:58:13 · answer #10 · answered by happy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the lord for one is one reason to get married that way you wont be living in sin,but you can have children without being married hell you can have children without even having a partner.but let me tell you the truth i think that marriage is a way for the other party to say that they own you.
2007-01-12 00:02:37 · answer #11 · answered by sassie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋