Originally posted by: .Ghausia.
Just gonna butt into the conversation 😆
Hello to everyone by the way!
Marriage is a commitment between two hearts. When you enter the bond of matrimony, or at least before people started handing divorces out like they're going out of fashion, you embark on a journey with your other half. The bond of love, the strength of the bond, is increased even more when the couple are married. Without marriage, it all just seems so temporary. If I went down the religious route, in my religion we have completed half the requirements of our religion by getting married. Marriage holds huge weight in society as well as religion. If we forget the social aspect for a second, the external factors involved, marriage is still a huge part of life. Sure, some people are against marriage, but I feel that marriage is permanent. Marriage is a beautiful union between two people, and for me it is the basis from which you go on to start a family. Some people have all of that by being in a relationship outside marriage, and less commitment is involved. If we look at it this way, at least when marriage is legitimising the bond between two lovers, if things don't work out there are divorce proceedings and people aren't left empty-handed. If a relationship doesn't work out and there are children involved, it could be that one parent is left with no financial income, no way to support the children.
So that's the practical side of marriage; you have stability in life if you are legally bonded to the one you love. The romantic side... well, I'm not married so I'll let one of our married reduxians give you an answer to that bit 😉
I hope my answer made some sort of sense & didn't offend anyone! If any of you are in a relationship like that, please do not take offence at my words. I'm not always that good at articulating what it is that I want to say.
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