Marriage
 

Well, what do you think about it?

Some people are opposed to it, somr arnt.

Some people wouldnt get married to someone just because their parents disaprove, are you one of those people?

Does age matter?

What about how long you've known someone for? Does the length of the relattionship, or how long you've known someone matter?


Personally, to me, Love is love. Age means nothing. If I love someone, I love them for a reason, and nobody will say its because of how old they are. I wouldnt listen to my parents if they told me not to marry said girl, because who are they to tell me who I will or wont be happy with? And again, I dont think length of the relationship, or of how long you've known eachother for means anything, Love is love.

What are your personal thoughts?

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I plan to marry within a year. I think knowing the person for 1 year should be enough to marry. IF you both are honest of course.

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i think the amount of time you know someone does matter becuase people change as the relationship goes on, your partner might start taking things more seriously and act differently later on than in the beginning when it's all just fun and games...i would say a year is long enough though.

age, to me doesn't matter though...if u love the person, it shouldn't matter how old they are...as long as they're old enough :)

and no, i wouldn't listen to my parents if they told me to marry or not to marry someone...i love who i love, not who they would like me to love.

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....i dont think ill b able to marry someone whos immature...i feel age matters....love doesnt matter the MOST in terms of marraige for me either....i guess it plays a big role in compatibility and being happy...but i dont think thats all there is to it.....*shrug*.....
i suppose waht my parents think does influence me saying i do or not....but at the end of the day i know if i convince them i know what im doing...and thats what i really want...they would let me be happy....*cross-fingers*....they just want the best for me...if they object...i bet they have a good reason to...if its ridiculous ill just get married whether they like it or not... getting married really is a bigger deal to me as compared to many....i am ready to make my choice and stick wiht it for the rest of my life....i wont ever get divorced....i dont believe in incomplete families...if i make a mistake at the beginning...ill just have to face the concequences after....divorce isnt even an option for me....

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One year may be enough to KNOW someone deeply. However, getting married is not as simple as understanding your partner. It is also about having mortgages, balancing career and a domestic life, having children (or not) and of course, the in-laws.

Hence, I would have to say that I will not marry (consider, yes) someone regardless of how much I am in love if I am not sure if I could work out all the matters I mentioned above especially if it is financial.

Yes, it is that superficial. Love doesn't pay the bills.

With regards to the parents, I am brought up in a society where going against the wishes of your parents is considered unfillial and basically, you go to hell (eyes are rolling, I know... :lol: ). I hope I'll never have to choose but if I have to... I'll choose family.

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:hump: ...nice ly said yan......i dont think im materialistic or superficial at all and i dont think u are either......i can support myself...no worries there....its not all about the money...but its all about sharing responsibilites...i wouldnt marry a couch potato just cuase i love him

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I've been a bit turned away from marriage because my parents and many of my friend's parents have been divorced (isn't up to 50/50 these days?), so I guess part of me doesn't see the point of it. If you love someone, that's fine. You can live in the same house and have kids with them for as long as you want, but why do you need this superficial ceremony? The only reason I see is the legal benefits of marriage, otherwise it seems silly to me. If things don't work out, it makes the whole process about 10 times worse than it needs to be.

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I'm definitely for marriage.

If there's one thing I'm insecure about, though, it's taxes and bills. I need a wife who can do math.

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I tried to respond to this topic earlier but it kept erasing my post, so I'm trying again:


I love the idea of marriage. It is definately something I am looking forward to.

But I could not marry someone I had just known for a year. People change, a year is just not long enough to really get to know someone.

Marriage is a life-long commitment and is not something I want to take lightly.

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A close friend of mine's girlfriend is discussing their "future". They've been together 5 months.

I've been with my woman for over a year and I still don't plan on anything yet. People need to take more time to decide if that person is really the one they want to marry. If you bitch about how your girlfriend treats you, you're obviously not ready to think about marriage.

And the Catholic Church's stance on it is unnacceptable. But that's just my opinion.

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Got maturity, dedication, and honesty? If so, then the couple's emotionally prepared.

I'd marry my gal (I fear not commitment!), but I don't even have a job anymore... and I've got a lot of stuff to pay for, so I'll wait until I do my college transfer (likely after two years of Community College). Though I'd like to before that :/

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Well, I personally think people shouldn't get married at least until they're past college (and other forms of schooling) and are at least 20.

While the entire ideal around marriage is to *cough* "eternally" be with the one you love, it has a lot of other stuff around it that has to be considered as well. It costs money for one, and I certainly don't think a lot of fresh high school grads or college students would be able to afford it.

I also think a couple should at least know each other for a couple of years before they ever consider marriage, much less actually dating. How oculd you possibly know if you want to spend the...err...rest of your life with someone if you haven't known them but for a few months?

And with at least being twenty... I just don't think a lot of people my age realize or are ready for it all. There are seniors who know that they're going to marry their boyfriend/girlfriend of two weeks, even though they broke up with a previous "fiance" only days before the new relationship. While that's hardly everybody, you still some stuff like that in a whole lot of high school relationships, and I hardly doubt anything changes soon after graduation.


*shrugs and walks away*

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Just curious, but was that a personal stab?

You quoted me, and I am Catholic...

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No. I had no prior knowledge of your beliefs and I am sorry to have offended them if I did. Not a personal stab. I would have threatened you if it was.

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Ok, just checking