We were having an interesting disussion in class today, is Marriage Important, or is it just a piece of paper? If you love someone and are involved in a long-term relationship with them, is the 'piece of paper' really important? Would it make you feel more 'secure' if you were married, or should the only binding agreement be through love... and that is what holds the marriage together?

My View...

I think that it is essential the we first seperate the nice and pleasent ideas from reality. I would say that if I was involved in a relationship that I would want to feel that I didn't need to have the 'back up' piece of paper. I think that love is what should hold a relationship together, not the agreement on paper.

But does this work??! Personally, I could can't imagine not getting married in the future. Why is this after all I have said above? Is it because it is what society expects of me?

I mean, what is marriage anyway? Both couples sign an 'agreement' to be truthful... why is this needed? Do we really need the back-up. Does marriage 'add' something to a relationship, or do couples who live together and are not married at that same emmotional stage of a relationship. Is marriage realisation of your commitment?

Of-course, I'm missing out a load of other things. Who would get money if the non-married couples broke up etc etc etc, but would we want to go into a relationship already planning for divorce?

Your thoughts indeed people.


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