Why Get Married?

in #love6 years ago

As much as I would like to stay away from outrage, sometimes I have nothing else to write about. So here is something I found a bit outrageous:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1534576779919294&id=254517854591866&_rdr

Why should you get married?

According to this woman we should get married not for love but for what the other person brings to the table. We should marry for the network, for the community that we can build, and for the wealth that we can acquire from the marriage.

Basically she says the most important question to ask when considering marriage is “What can he/she do for me?”

While I do agree we should not be jumping into marriage just because our feelings tell us to, I doubt she has thought through the rest of her argument.

Just as feelings fade, so do networks, so does wealth, so does the ability to build. What is she going to do if her man gets hurt and can’t provide what she’s expecting from him? What happens if his business ventures fail or his friends leave him? What happens when they are old and just can’t build anymore?

What is she bringing to the table?

True love is not just feelings and fluff. True love is desiring to serve the other person no matter what. True love doesn’t ask “what is he bringing me?” but instead asks “what am I bringing to him?”

We should get married for true love.

In the long run it is true love that builds a family and a community. True love builds wealth in more than just materials. While it is true that sometimes you don’t like each other, true love endures even the most dull periods of feelings.

I get what she’s trying to say. Don’t marry a loser. If the person you have fluttery feelings for can’t hold onto a job or friends or even family, they may not be ready for the responsibility of marriage. Maybe you should move on if you are ready for marriage.

But should you only consider what the other person can do for you? No. Life is too short and volitile to get married for security and stability. What people bring into a relationship will change over time. What you should be asking is “What am I bringing right now that we can use to build a life together?”

If that answer is “not much” or “I don’t know” you might want to reconsider.

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This is good writing post about marriage. I think this is all depend upon us that how we should trust and give respect to our life partner. This is our duty that we shouldn't cheat our life partner. This all depends on our behavior that how can we respect our life partner and how we manage our domestic life.
I've also written a post about marriage, you should look as link below:
https://steemit.com/writing/@aiman/marriages-are-took-place-in-heaven-but-ac0e25da83a41

Marriage is only a legal construct. The love and the commitment must already be established.

Marriage is not a legal contract. Marriage is the decision you're making to be with that one person all you life. The legal agreement is just something to make you and your partner responsible for that decision

You can make that commitment and have a life long relationship without a marriage.

Best article about marriage. Keep it up dear

The woman does not have even the slightest idea of what marriage is. Marriage surpasses what you can get, it's all about building a new world with your partner. There's much more to marriage than material things or possession. people with the kind of idea as hers are some of the people giving marriage a bad name and making it look like a business venture.

Best article about marriage. Keep it up dear

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