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Headphoneus Supremus
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I'm heavily thinking about something right now, and I won't say what it is per Head-Fi's rules, but it involves this question. Why do people get married? There's a decent amount of mature, married folks here, so I figured I'd ask. If you could give one universal reason as to why people get married, what would it be? Expression of love (Do you need to get married in order to express your love?)? Sacred bond/union (Do you need to get married in order to share a forever lasting bond with your lover?) Society (If 2 people love each other, then they are expected to undergo this thing called "marriage"?)? Justification (Do you need to justify/confirm the love/bond between you and your lover through this thing called "marriage"?)? Respect for religious values (Do you get married because it is what you believe, based on your religion, is the way that you ultimately express your love/devotion to somebody? What if you suddenly lost faith in your religion, how would that affect the idea of marriage between you and your lover?)?
If the idea of marriage didn't exist or was outlawed/condemned all over the world, would it affect your relationship with your lover?
EDIT: I should note that I'm not trying to knock your marriage/religion here or anything. It's just that I'm only 17 years old and obviously I'd need the advice from older, wiser members that ARE married to figure this out. Based on my limited experiences/knowledge, I cannot answer this question yet, but I think the experience/knowledge of older members would certainly help me.
If the idea of marriage didn't exist or was outlawed/condemned all over the world, would it affect your relationship with your lover?
EDIT: I should note that I'm not trying to knock your marriage/religion here or anything. It's just that I'm only 17 years old and obviously I'd need the advice from older, wiser members that ARE married to figure this out. Based on my limited experiences/knowledge, I cannot answer this question yet, but I think the experience/knowledge of older members would certainly help me.