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Post by movieliker on Mar 4, 2020 18:32:28 GMT
I think marriage is an outdated concept.
In the old days, one needed a partner to survive. And because of the lack of population, we needed more people. So having kids made sense. Also as kids grew, they could and would help around the house, farm, ranch, etc. And people only lived to 30 or 40 years old. So spending the rest of your life with anybody wasn't that long.
Then more recently, women needed to get married because they needed somebody to take care of them. Women couldn't work.
But now, women are more educated, ambitious, successful and they make more money. The world is over populated. And people live routinely to their 80s. And because of modern technology, people are still dating into their 60s. So, who wants to spend 40 to 60 years with the same person?
Less and less people are getting married today (in 1rst world countries). Politicians need to take notice when creating their platforms.
What do you think?
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Post by Catman on Mar 4, 2020 18:33:27 GMT
That ship has already sailed for Catman and Catwoman.
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Post by Rissa on Mar 4, 2020 18:33:28 GMT
Not particularly.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 4, 2020 18:34:08 GMT
That ship has already sailed for Catman and Catwoman. So yes or no?
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Post by Lux on Mar 4, 2020 18:35:26 GMT
Are you proposing?
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Post by movieliker on Mar 4, 2020 18:36:23 GMT
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Post by movieliker on Mar 4, 2020 18:37:33 GMT
No. I'm 61 years old. Too old to have kids. And financially independent. We can be friends. But why would we need to get married?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2020 18:39:24 GMT
Some day, perhaps. To have a hostage I can dump all my love, quirks and affection on to. Of course. I've never been married but I've always thought marriage is an opportunity to be better, to actually have a lightning rod for all your quirks and spur of the moment romantic ideas. People thinking being single is free; me less so. Being single is the real trap.
It's true it's an outdated concept, you don't need paper from the government saying who you love. All I know is one of my life's goals was to be anywhere near as good a dad as my dad is to my sister and myself.
The odds of finding that one in a million partner with whom all your parts interlock perfectly are just that, about one in a million. However, you only guaranteed way to never win the lottery is to never play.
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Post by lunda2222 on Mar 4, 2020 18:40:54 GMT
To love someone is a grace. To marry is a contract.
And, depending on where you live, it's a contract that's well worth signing. Medical decisions, and inheritance as an example goes automatically to the spouse. But in many places you can get the same rights usng other contract or agreements.
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Post by jillresurrected on Mar 4, 2020 18:41:23 GMT
No.
I had a panic attack when a guy I was with spoke about having children. Game over right there.
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Post by Lux on Mar 4, 2020 18:41:46 GMT
No. I'm 61 years old. Too old to have kids. And financially independent. We can be friends. But why would we need to get married? Yuck I meant were you proposing to someone on the board.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 4, 2020 18:51:23 GMT
No. I'm 61 years old. Too old to have kids. And financially independent. We can be friends. But why would we need to get married? Yuck I meant were you proposing to someone on the board. I'm not proposing to anybody. I saw after you replied you were a male. I'm not gay (not that there is anything wrong with that). But my reply was academic. Even if you were a female, and the most beautiful and compatible female, why would I want to get married?
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Post by Xeliou66 on Mar 4, 2020 18:54:34 GMT
I will never marry - I find the concept of marriage to be outdated and stupid. Being with just one person your whole life really limits you and isn't natural IMO, most people marry because they are conformist sheep who want to fit in and who are too cowardly to think outside the box and realize that marriage is trapping you.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 4, 2020 18:55:07 GMT
Some day, perhaps. To have a hostage I can dump all my love, quirks and affection on to. Of course. I've never been married but I've always thought marriage is an opportunity to be better, to actually have a lightning rod for all your quirks and spur of the moment romantic ideas. People thinking being single is free; me less so. Being single is the real trap.
It's true it's an outdated concept, you don't need paper from the government saying who you love. All I know is one of my life's goals was to be anywhere near as good a dad as my dad is to my sister and myself.
The odds of finding that one in a million partner with whom all your parts interlock perfectly are just that, about one in a million. However, you only guaranteed way to never win the lottery is to never play.
But, as you say, you can do all of that without getting married. I've had girlfriends before. I've never cheated on one. And there is Common Law Marriage. But why make it official, binding and restrictive?
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Post by flash321 on Mar 4, 2020 18:55:12 GMT
Been there done that, did not end well. And yes it was my fault.
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Post by Rissa on Mar 4, 2020 18:55:17 GMT
Because it’s just not important. There are people who love each other and spend the rest of their lives together without getting married.
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Post by Nightman on Mar 4, 2020 18:56:07 GMT
No. I'm 61 years old. Too old to have kids. And financially independent. We can be friends. But why would we need to get married?An alliance between your Houses? I ship it.
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Post by flash321 on Mar 4, 2020 18:57:35 GMT
No. I had a panic attack when a guy I was with spoke about having children. Game over right there. Aww, you would have such smart and cute kids.
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Post by MooseNugget on Mar 4, 2020 18:57:54 GMT
It's gotta be the right girl and I've never found her yet. I'd rather die alone than be with a girl who going to chase me for child support or make me unhappy.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 4, 2020 19:00:03 GMT
It's gotta be the right girl and I've never found her yet. I'd rather die alone than be with a girl who going to chase me for child support or make me unhappy. If you ever found that girl, why not just be boyfriend and girlfriend? You guys could stay together for 10, 20 years. But no binding and restrictive contract.
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