Is Marriage for you?

Gráinne · 02-09-2012, 11:43 AM

I don't see myself getting married again, as I love having a (close to) empty nest and don't really want to merge my living quarters with a partner. I recognize that that's an unusual arrangement in this community, as most partners do seem to move towards living together/marriage. I am more tempermentally built to live alone, though. Still, I can't say "never"!

Having said all that, of course it should be an option for any couple, providing both are consenting adults of age. I really see all the controversy as much like the fighting over interracial marriage before 1967. I'd like to see America go to an England or Canada-like system. As I understand it, ALL marriages have to be carried out in a civil court (not just as an option, as it is here). Then, the religious church service is optional, but you are married by the civil authorities. That way, churches that don't want gay marriage don't have to do it. It's really a human rights issue more than a moral one.

View Poll Results: What is your ststus?
I am unmarried in my State or Country	103	58.52%
I am married in my State or Country	27	15.34%
I have had an alternate joining which is not legally marriage	18	10.23%
I wouldn't get married if they paid me!	28	15.91%
Voters: 176. You may not vote on this poll

02-09-2012, 11:43 AM	#7
Gráinne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Neither, nada, out of the box Preferred Pronoun?: My name always works Relationship Status: Happy whatever happens Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,866 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,120 Thanked 7,393 Times in 1,459 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I don't see myself getting married again, as I love having a (close to) empty nest and don't really want to merge my living quarters with a partner. I recognize that that's an unusual arrangement in this community, as most partners do seem to move towards living together/marriage. I am more tempermentally built to live alone, though. Still, I can't say "never"! Having said all that, of course it should be an option for any couple, providing both are consenting adults of age. I really see all the controversy as much like the fighting over interracial marriage before 1967. I'd like to see America go to an England or Canada-like system. As I understand it, ALL marriages have to be carried out in a civil court (not just as an option, as it is here). Then, the religious church service is optional, but you are married by the civil authorities. That way, churches that don't want gay marriage don't have to do it. It's really a human rights issue more than a moral one. __________________ The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. ~Erma Bombeck