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<blockquote data-quote="Commercialfarmer" data-source="post: 1005605" data-attributes="member: 14544"><p>I was thinking about this today. We get all caught up in so much can we stuff, that we often don't think about should we. The backwardness of our information age is staggering. Throw enough information out there and we lose site of the initial building blocks. So often in the past, learning about various complex things that wasn't clicking right away would suddenly be crystal clear if I knew the history of how we got there. A small tidbit could make it all click. </p><p></p><p>So how does this apply here? Why do you think the institution of marriage was created in the first place? </p><p></p><p></p><p>Was it for love? Was it so someone wouldn't be lonely in old age? Was it so life was so much easier or fuller? </p><p>Your taking two lives that are very different and craming them into one direction. There is nothing easy about it. Who knows if one of you is going to die before you're 50. Love can come and go. </p><p></p><p>So to find the function of a marriage, I look at what is hurt most when a marriage breaks apart. It isn't the man or women, it is the kids. A man or a woman can find someone else to fill the role and be just if not more happy or maybe even be happier without the role being replaced. But the kids can't fill the role of either parent so easily. They can to a degree, but there is almost always some damage there. </p><p></p><p>Therefore, I believe that the design of marriage was for the protection and nuturing of the child. It was meant to be life long. It was not intended to be easily broken. It is NOT about love.</p><p></p><p>I was going to end my soap box speach right there, but then this hit me. Why do you think so many marriages fail? </p><p></p><p>I think it is because people go out and get married because they ARE in love. It is when this honey moon period wears off, you have to live with the person. I think it is why there are so many warnings about mariage- Don't be unequally yoked. It doesn't say, do you love him. It isn't about love. </p><p></p><p>That's all my deep thoughts for the day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Commercialfarmer, post: 1005605, member: 14544"] I was thinking about this today. We get all caught up in so much can we stuff, that we often don't think about should we. The backwardness of our information age is staggering. Throw enough information out there and we lose site of the initial building blocks. So often in the past, learning about various complex things that wasn't clicking right away would suddenly be crystal clear if I knew the history of how we got there. A small tidbit could make it all click. So how does this apply here? Why do you think the institution of marriage was created in the first place? Was it for love? Was it so someone wouldn't be lonely in old age? Was it so life was so much easier or fuller? Your taking two lives that are very different and craming them into one direction. There is nothing easy about it. Who knows if one of you is going to die before you're 50. Love can come and go. So to find the function of a marriage, I look at what is hurt most when a marriage breaks apart. It isn't the man or women, it is the kids. A man or a woman can find someone else to fill the role and be just if not more happy or maybe even be happier without the role being replaced. But the kids can't fill the role of either parent so easily. They can to a degree, but there is almost always some damage there. Therefore, I believe that the design of marriage was for the protection and nuturing of the child. It was meant to be life long. It was not intended to be easily broken. It is NOT about love. I was going to end my soap box speach right there, but then this hit me. Why do you think so many marriages fail? I think it is because people go out and get married because they ARE in love. It is when this honey moon period wears off, you have to live with the person. I think it is why there are so many warnings about mariage- Don't be unequally yoked. It doesn't say, do you love him. It isn't about love. That's all my deep thoughts for the day. [/QUOTE]
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