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Marriage outdated?

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Marriage outdated?
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Marriage outdated?
May 19, 2013 at 3:41 am
I sometimes hear that marriage is an "outdated institution." Assuming that, what should replace marriage?
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RE: Marriage outdated?
May 19, 2013 at 6:56 am
(May 19, 2013 at 3:41 am)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: I sometimes hear that marriage is an "outdated institution." Assuming that, what should replace marriage?

People sticking together because they want to.
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RE: Marriage outdated?
May 19, 2013 at 6:59 am
(May 19, 2013 at 6:56 am)Insanity x Wrote:
(May 19, 2013 at 3:41 am)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: I sometimes hear that marriage is an "outdated institution." Assuming that, what should replace marriage?
People sticking together because they want to.
This.
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RE: Marriage outdated?
May 19, 2013 at 7:37 am
(May 19, 2013 at 6:59 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote:
(May 19, 2013 at 6:56 am)Insanity x Wrote: People sticking together because they want to.
This.

Even if it would work for the majority of people.... it wouldn't for a few who would just con their partners and then leave them penniless, homeless and with children to take care of.
Marriage, as a social contract overseen by the government, provides some assurances to both parties.

Marriage, as a religious contract, is dumb.
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RE: Marriage outdated?
May 19, 2013 at 7:53 am
(May 19, 2013 at 7:37 am)pocaracas Wrote: Even if it would work for the majority of people.... it wouldn't for a few who would just con their partners and then leave them penniless, homeless and with children to take care of.
Marriage, as a social contract overseen by the government, provides some assurances to both parties.
The thing is, even married people sometimes end up being conned and left penniless, homeless and with children to take care of.
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RE: Marriage outdated?
May 19, 2013 at 8:02 am
(May 19, 2013 at 7:53 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote:
(May 19, 2013 at 7:37 am)pocaracas Wrote: Even if it would work for the majority of people.... it wouldn't for a few who would just con their partners and then leave them penniless, homeless and with children to take care of.
Marriage, as a social contract overseen by the government, provides some assurances to both parties.
The thing is, even married people sometimes end up being conned and left penniless, homeless and with children to take care of.
Well, there are people still murdered despite laws against murder, you want to get rid of them too?
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RE: Marriage outdated?
May 19, 2013 at 8:07 am
(May 19, 2013 at 8:02 am)ideologue08 Wrote:
(May 19, 2013 at 7:53 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote: The thing is, even married people sometimes end up being conned and left penniless, homeless and with children to take care of.
Well, there are people still murdered despite laws against murder, you want to get rid of them too?
Yeah, because that's the same? lol wtf?
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RE: Marriage outdated?
May 19, 2013 at 8:12 am
(May 19, 2013 at 8:07 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote:
(May 19, 2013 at 8:02 am)ideologue08 Wrote: Well, there are people still murdered despite laws against murder, you want to get rid of them too?
Yeah, because that's the same? lol wtf?
Yeah well, that was my reaction when you said that gay relationships are the same as straight relationships. But more on point, you are arguing against marriage because apparently it doesn't work all the time, murder laws don't work either. I didn't say they're the same thing but the argument is the same haha
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RE: Marriage outdated?
May 19, 2013 at 8:27 am
I'm not arguing against marriage because it doesn't work all the time. I just pointed out that it doesn't protect people from being conned and having their lives ruined by a partner.
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RE: Marriage outdated?
May 19, 2013 at 8:31 am
(May 19, 2013 at 8:27 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote: I'm not arguing against marriage because it doesn't work all the time. I just pointed out that it doesn't protect people from being conned and having their lives ruined by a partner.
Well murder laws don't protect people either, or stop having their lives ended...
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