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Topic: 4 out of 10 Feel Marriage is Becomming Obsolete...
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PlutoSquared
Moderator Posts: 1539
From: Mars
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted November 20, 2010 04:45 PM
 
FOR THOSE VIRGOS OUT THERE - SORRY ABOUT THE TYPO - BECOMING* should be on the main title!!!This thread is based on a recent Yahoo article, based on 4 out of 10 people surveyed, believe that marriage is becoming obsolete? Do you agree this will "catch on"? If so, what will our relationships will be like in the future? If marriage indeed does become "obsolete"... how should things like procreating and raising children be handled? Read the article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101118/ap_on_go_ot/us_declining_marriage IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 2632
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 20, 2010 04:49 PM
Marriage is just a way to make lawyers rich. Where there is marriage, there will be divorce. IP: Logged |
teasel
Knowflake Posts: 2632
From: Ohio
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 20, 2010 05:42 PM
I'm pretty jaded, but I've liked the idea of marriage to the right person. (I have both a highly romantic side, and a hugely practical side, that mesh nicely at times.)Sorry, I need to go and help put away groceries, so I can't say any more right now. *edit. It bothers me when marriage is just seen as an institution - like a mental institution - or a business arrangement. IP: Logged |
NickiG
Moderator Posts: 1743
From: Pluto, next to Ami Ann
Registered: Jul 2010
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posted November 20, 2010 05:44 PM
i like the idea of marriage...especially to the right guy and i think the reason those marriages fail is because that person isnt the right guy, they married too early in the relationship or they fell out of love and didnt want to work on the relationship...or because of abuse------------------
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MoonWitch
Knowflake Posts: 312
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 20, 2010 05:45 PM
The article says more that marriage is starting to be considered a lifestyle choice instead of just something people automatically do - not that it would be obsolete.I cant wait to marry my S.O. <3 IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
Moderator Posts: 3067
From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted November 20, 2010 05:46 PM
What does < 3 mean  ------------------
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NickiG
Moderator Posts: 1743
From: Pluto, next to Ami Ann
Registered: Jul 2010
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posted November 20, 2010 05:47 PM
LOL, its a heart ami------------------
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PlutoSquared
Moderator Posts: 1539
From: Mars
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted November 20, 2010 06:02 PM
Moonwitch, I think that's exactly what the article is talking about... that Marriage really isn't "necessary" anymore in order to have a family or for any reason, other than for those that just WANT to get married.It could absolutely become the case, in the future, that a "minority" of people do get Married, so thus, marriage becomes "obsolete" as compared to what it once was... IP: Logged |
PlutoSquared
Moderator Posts: 1539
From: Mars
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted November 20, 2010 06:25 PM
Many of you might feel this article is making too premature conclusions...BUT WHAT IF... marriage does in fact become obsolete. What if generations ahead, marriage is a thing of the past. If you see this evolution come to pass, how will you handle your relationships? How would you imagine going through this "evolution" as a younger person? IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
Moderator Posts: 3067
From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted November 20, 2010 06:27 PM
Thank you
Now I gotta get the smile and frown right and I am all set  ------------------
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Betty Boop
Knowflake Posts: 318
From: Betty Boop Land
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted November 20, 2010 06:51 PM
I'm not surprised by this article. I think marriage is a piece of paper at the end of the day.
I would only marry for legal and financial reasons... Otherwise I could just live with him (or I could have a spiritual/religious ceremony that is not legally enforceable) - same thing lol IP: Logged |
PeaceAngel
Knowflake Posts: 4238
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 21, 2010 12:17 AM
I think marriage was designed as a form of ownership rather than one of union. People should only be together for as long as they are right for each other.IP: Logged |
Cynnared
Knowflake Posts: 628
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 21, 2010 10:36 AM
I have seen way too many divorces and seperations that I wonder if Marriage is ever a way to go. I was engaged around 3 to 4 times and never did walk down the aisle. First off, I though he was the one but turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. A friend of mine told me that marriage was just a way of creating business and back in the olden days it would secure money and possessions etc. He had ore thoughts, but I forgot them and it is still too early in the morning here. I have seen bitter and petty divorces and friends telling me never to get married. Right now I am so antimarriage - but then I also have Uranus in Libra.....a unique way on dealing with relationships and partnerships.... IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 2632
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 22, 2010 10:25 AM
Marriage is a catastrophe. Maybe in a few hundred years, I will change my mind.------------------
"A heart of gold cannot be borrowed, bought, or sold." IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
Moderator Posts: 3067
From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted November 22, 2010 11:00 AM
Caroline Myss, a medical intuitive, wrote a book on Archetypes.
She said that people can be together, even live together for years but once when they get married ,everything changes.
Different archetypes kick in.
Then, you will see person through the lens of a husband/wife.
You have different expectations based on your own background and particularly your own unfufilled personal needs which you want the husband/wife to meet.
You did not have the same expectations when they were a S.O and not a marriage partner.
The change between marriage and living together can be so great that a long term living arrangement can break up shortly after marriage.
That is interesting.Isn't it?
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Randall
Webmaster Posts: 2632
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 27, 2010 03:29 PM
Why do you need a piece of paper to prove that you love someone? A wedding is for the woman anyway. For the bride, it means a shower--to the groom, it's curtains!  ------------------
"The earth is not given to us by our mothers and our fathers, it is borrowed from our children." IP: Logged |
MoonWitch
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posted November 27, 2010 03:36 PM
My Scorpio sounded just as jaded after his divorce a few years ago. He got over it because he met the right woman IP: Logged |
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