"I guess I also don't have those experiences to be jaded and/or mislead by either"
It seems you're quite jaded already
Commitment 'because you have to' or 'because of some reason other than love' ISN'T love. Simple. Yeah sure there may be people committing out of fear. Personally this is exactly what I think of when you talk about not committing. You live in constant fear that your relationship could end at any moment. Any time a problem arises the partners have the very easy option of giving up and walking out. It's immature love to think this is what love is.
I hate the idea that because of your prejudice towards religion you dismiss marriage. Marriage is meaningless ritual. Commitment isn't marriage. Marriage in church for non believers is superstition.
It seems you're quite jaded already
Commitment 'because you have to' or 'because of some reason other than love' ISN'T love. Simple. Yeah sure there may be people committing out of fear. Personally this is exactly what I think of when you talk about not committing. You live in constant fear that your relationship could end at any moment. Any time a problem arises the partners have the very easy option of giving up and walking out. It's immature love to think this is what love is.
I hate the idea that because of your prejudice towards religion you dismiss marriage. Marriage is meaningless ritual. Commitment isn't marriage. Marriage in church for non believers is superstition.
