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Maybe so, but that doesn't mean that the parents have to sacrifice their own happiness to make sure the children have the "right" perspective. That view is naive.
The only message being sent is that believing that marriage is a necessity for a successful relationship is ignorant and petty.
A prenup is nothing more than an insurance policy on your assets. If the marriage fails, you're protected. It's really that simple. Your argument isn't even logical, much less rational.
Marriage should be taken more seriously. Then there will be less people who don't really want to be married getting married.
They don't. You can be successful/powerful without being married and you can be married without being successful/powerful. There is no correlation.
Well the fastest growing segment of the population in North America is the Amish. Current Amish projections:
2050: 1 million Amish
2100: 6 million
2200: 200 million
2300: North America is majority Amish
The Amish started out in Eastern Pennsylvania. They currently occupy areas in 30 states and are spreading.
21st century: Amish colonize all 49 states (not Hawaii) and begin to exert political pressure on several counties
22nd century: Amish gain total control of several counties. Pennsylvania and Ohio are the first states to become majority Amish.
23rd century: Most midwest states become majority Amish. Large urban centers remain as the last holdouts until they convert as well.
The Amish currently convert no-one. When they get large enough, they will likely begin converting large numbers of non-Amish people into Amish, so their growth rate is conservative in this projection. Its more likely that by 2200, they will covert hundreds of millions. So we could be looking at 300-400 million Amish by 2200.
All other demographics are just getting overpowered by the Amish birth rate. Amish is the future.
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If you love the person your with then leave it at that and don't get married. All marriage does is get in the way. For starters a wedding is way to much money and for what, a party? Then if/when the love fades and you want to leave it becomes a nightmare. You don't need marriage for to live together or have kids so why do it? If you want to have a big party to just to show off your love then do that. Don't lock your self into a binding legal contract.
TIL: Sister-wives are the future.
If you mean a lack of willingness to "commit" to a legally binding contract that depends on the success of the relationship and lack of willingness to "commit" to one intimate partner for the rest of your life, then OK.
Didn't say it was. I was merely explaining how it's not indicative of a lack of trust or a belief that the marriage will fail.
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Ah, but you miss something important. Getting married means a WEDDING WITH PEOPLE AND THINGS!!! Not having that MUST mean you are poor and don't care. Weddings these days cost a silly amount of money to have a nice one with all the "right" things. Peer pressure and all that.
Got a buddy who just dropped 1 million on a house in Toronto and his marriage is taking a turn for the worst. No pre-nup. If they move in and spend some time in the house, she gets half.
Marriage ain't all its cracked up to be.
78% of Canadians do? weird, i'm Canadian, i never did a poll? sounds random numbers thrown together, unless they just asked 1000 people and based it off that, makes sense.
[QUOTE=Mistame;47024371]If you mean a lack of willingness to "commit" to a legally binding contract that depends on the success of the relationship and lack of willingness to "commit" to one intimate partner for the rest of your life, then OK. /QUOTE]
Yes, that's pretty much it means. I understand that many people look at that and think they either aren't capable or aren't interested. I guess that's fine. It's probably not great for a society, but that's not really an individual's problem. But yeah, an unwillingness to substantially commit to a lifetime with someone is the big reason to not get married and most of the rest is window dressing.
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Cost me a couple hundred bucks. It actually is true that I had a few friends that were upset with me that I didn't invite them. They're either over it already or don't really know me that well anyway if they think expensive parties to celebrate me are the sorts of things I'd like.
But yeah, point well taken. Lot of showiness that's pretty counterproductive goes on and is highly societally sanctioned for some reason.
Man, I know this is MMO Champ, but some super cynical people here.
I paid a bottle of jack for my wedding, because my friend was registered to perform marriages, so there's no way that coulda been a payment on the house. We get discounted rent for being married, super weird I know, but there it is, plus tax benefits, double coverage for insurance... I dunno. It's pretty much only been beneficial for me. As far as the person you love now not being the same in 10 years, you're right about that, whoever said it. It's only been 5 and I can say my wife is pretty different, and I know I am, but I feel like you have every day to learn about the new person and just fall in love with them too.
Making a marriage work IS work, but it doesn't have to be hard work.
Marriage is a doomed institution in the west, and I say that as a married person.
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Just dont get married and don't have gross children.
The end.
I've been married for 4 years now there are positives and negatives. But if we're being honest the majority of people ranting against marriage dont have a choice one way or the other so Id take their advice with a grain of salt.
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