RE: Do you believe in Marriage?
October 31, 2015 at 4:34 pm
(This post was last modified: October 31, 2015 at 4:41 pm by Jenny A.)
Right up until the year before I got married the first time at the ripe old age of 21, I didn't think I ever wanted to marry. That marriage wasn't exactly a mistake. We had about six very happy years and I'm not sure I'd gamble on a redo of that time. But it eventually became clear that he never intended to graduate from school and earn a living.
Once again I was sure I'd never, remarry.
Five years later I did. Twenty-one years and two kids later, I can't imagine it any other way.
The advantages of marriage are largely psychological and legal. It promises more permanence than it can legally offer, but it does provide a big speed bump standing in the way of breaking up. Legally, it makes health decisions, death planing, and retirement easier to deal with. It's the additional commitment that makes it worth it.
No I wouldn't cheat if I could get away with it. What we have is based on trust. And we do not have an open marriage. But I flirt. We both do.
Once again I was sure I'd never, remarry.
Five years later I did. Twenty-one years and two kids later, I can't imagine it any other way.
The advantages of marriage are largely psychological and legal. It promises more permanence than it can legally offer, but it does provide a big speed bump standing in the way of breaking up. Legally, it makes health decisions, death planing, and retirement easier to deal with. It's the additional commitment that makes it worth it.
No I wouldn't cheat if I could get away with it. What we have is based on trust. And we do not have an open marriage. But I flirt. We both do.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
