Most people seem to not be very religios these days.
So then why is it most people are still so hug up on getting married?
51-55, M
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SigmundFraud · 46-50, M
In my opinion, if you are a couple that lives together and has kids, you're married.
It doesn't matter if a couple refused to make vows at a church or in front of a justice of the peace. It doesn't matter if they don't believe in marriage and refuse to get officially married.
Marriage is so much more than the spiritual or legal aspect of it.
For me, nothing permanently binds you to another person more than building a family with that person.
If you are an intact family, breaking up is no longer a simple task. The kids don't know if you have a marriage certificate or not.
When two people build a family... they are just as married as anyone that went the traditional route.
My point to all of this is that, for many, I suppose the religious aspects are important but people don't need religion to have marriage. Not one bit.
That's just my opinion of it all.
It doesn't matter if a couple refused to make vows at a church or in front of a justice of the peace. It doesn't matter if they don't believe in marriage and refuse to get officially married.
Marriage is so much more than the spiritual or legal aspect of it.
For me, nothing permanently binds you to another person more than building a family with that person.
If you are an intact family, breaking up is no longer a simple task. The kids don't know if you have a marriage certificate or not.
When two people build a family... they are just as married as anyone that went the traditional route.
My point to all of this is that, for many, I suppose the religious aspects are important but people don't need religion to have marriage. Not one bit.
That's just my opinion of it all.
