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| quote: | Originally posted by MrSquirrel
There is a very large subset of society that are in committed, long-term relationships that have not and do not plan on getting married.
The emphasis on marriage in western society dates back to the middle ages when the church (which was the law) decreed that there could be no sex outside of marriage. A decent portion of the population followed that in the last half century and realized that they married this person to have sex with them, then later decided it really was not all it was cracked up to be. Thus the hightening divorce rate, and the subsequent jading of culture to give marriage a less important role in interpersonal relations.
I am not saying that there is anything wrong with marriage. But it seems odd to think that a social construct dictating precisely how a necessary special survival function is carried out is the end all, be all of human interaction.
You don't have to be comitted to someone to be married, nor do you have to be married to be committed to someone.
MrS |
I somewhat agree with you. In United States, I think now that religion is weakening and no longer has enough force to pressure people into marrying, and people choose more often not to get married, at least not for long stretch. But I also agree with metalgearsolid's description of people's stupidity in poor selection of partners that affects the long-term situation. But I am not an expect in this field ... religion is a factor, for sure. But installing the Ten Commandments is not going to reverse the situation. One reason is because many people cant even follow them in the first place, at least the ones who claim to be religious people
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