Marriage

[CSolarstorm]

Do you think all marriage should be banned?

This whole monogamy thing is getting old, isn't it? 50% of all marriages end in divorce anyway, right?

Spoiler: My opinion

I think straight and gay marriage should both be legal, but there should be two year waiting periods to get marriage certificates, to test their fidelity with each other.

 

[kochoupink]

kochoupink likes this, if the spirit is right.

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

I don't think all should be banned its just i don't approve of gay marriage.
Don't get me wrong i have nothing against gays.
I have a friend who's gay and i respect that.

 

[CSolarstorm]

I don't think all should be banned its just i don't approve of gay marriage.
Don't get me wrong i have nothing against gays.
I have a friend who's gay and i respect that.

Thanks, but that's too much information which could go in the "gay marriage" thread instead. This thread is just about whether you think ALL marriage should be banned or not.

 

[Grei]

I don't think all should be banned its just i don't approve of gay marriage.
Don't get me wrong i have nothing against gays.
I have a friend who's gay and i respect that.

Learn to spell "frontier." And learn to read: this thread isn't about gay marriage. It's about marriage in general. We already have a crappy thread to discuss the former in, so let's not focus on gay marriage in the latter.

I think marriage shouldn't be banned unless there's some sort of alternative that is presented that offers roughly the same benefits. (Granted, that's kind of a given, but still.)

 

[Jb]

I approve of this.

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

Thanks, but that's too much information which could go in the "gay marriage" thread instead. This thread is just about whether you think ALL marriage should be banned or not.

I don't think MARRIAGE should be banned.
Its a nice thing everyone should go through.

 

[Grei]

Its a nice thing everyone should goes through.

Did you just contradict yourself?

 

[Blue Fiend]

I disagree about it being banned, however I do believe it should lost all significance from a political standpoint and be given back to the religions so that it can be no more important in society than a baptism or confirmation. Effectively ending the gay marriage debate and hopefully making both sides happy.

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

Did you just contradict yourself?

No sir I don't believe i did.
My username was a typo and the post was too.

 

[CSolarstorm]

Learn to spell "frontier."

It's a travesty you're so blunt about grammar and spelling.

And learn to read: this thread isn't about gay marriage. It's about marriage in general. We already have a crappy thread to discuss the former in, so let's not focus on gay marriage in the latter.

Amen. To all - this is my intent, please honor it when you post in this thread. I don't want this flooded with the volatile stuff from the gay marriage thread.

I think marriage shouldn't be banned unless there's some sort of alternative that is presented that offers roughly the same benefits. (Granted, that's kind of a given, but still.)

Wouldn't that then be marriage?

 

[Qymaen]

I may have time to debate but not now. I do want to share my thoughts. Your question, sunny, is actually one of philosophical inquisitiveness and goes deeper than just marriage. It truly asks "are humans monogamous creatures?" From my studies in history and my observances in the present day I can say, without complete confidence, that humans are polygamous. Does actual love exist? Or is love just a delusion that our brains and emotions have created? But for what? Is it to provide a sense of content and happiness? Is it there to distract from an otherwise horrible world?

Who knows? I certainly don't.

 

[Paradoxe]

Marriage was once was once a ritual of joining two people in holy matrimony. Two people who loved each other, and wanted to be together for the rest of their lives. It was more than a certificate and two rings, it was one of the most sacred things on Earth.

And now it's ruined.

 

[Primavera]

Marriage should not be banned as a whole, but I do agree with the whole two-year waiting thing.

Most marriages end badly because people are too melodramatic and take things to heart easily. If everyone would just relax and think before they say anything, the world would be a better place.

 

[PokemonLeagueChamp]

People in general are too emotional, too overreacting, too unforgiving, and/or too apathetic to keep a marriage going. With divorce rates getting to where they are, I'm wondering why bother?

 

[Grei]

It's a travesty you're so blunt about grammar and spelling.

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Amen. To all - this is my intent, please honor it when you post in this thread. I don't want this flooded with the volatile stuff from the gay marriage thread.

Let's hope it stays a separate debate.

Wouldn't that then be marriage?

Not if it was called something else.

I suppose it'd be more along the lines of a restructured civil union.

 

[Willow's Tara]

Well if I say Marriage should be banned then that contradicts how I stand up for Gay marriage wouldn't it .

But seriously no I don't think it should, I do believe that there are people out there of all ages, genders and sexuality who knows how to make a marriage work. I know most are divorces (If my parents had got married years ago, they would have gotten a divorce since they broke up last year), but there is still a part of me that believes a marriage can actually work. And that two mature adults can actually work through things and remain together whether they are high school sweethearts or a Golden age Couple.

 

[Sadib]

Adulterers must be punished!

 

[Alleviate]

It wouldn't be illegal, it would just cease to exist.
Would this be retroactive?

 

[Vermehlo_Steele]

Funny, I heard people are getting married later in life, are waiting longer and there hasn't been a rise in divorce rates, but I'm sure someone can post a study to prove me wrong.

I usually don't approve of the state interfering with people's lives, but there may be merit to this statist idea.