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Originally Posted by Swiitch
If people actually took it as the commitment that it is, there would be a lot less divorce.
This would be both because fewer people would get married to the wrong person and because those that actually did get married would work harder to stay married.
Marriage isn't easy. Anyone who goes into it thinking it's going to be an easy road is going to look to get divorced as soon as things get rocky, and that's a big problem.
I think rather people have naive image of marriage; one monogamous relationship until death is a social construct. I mean, it's great if it works out that way, congrats - but I don't think that should be the expectation. I wish the marriage wow was along the lines "I love you and you me, lets have a great time until that changes."
People always post that pic of an old couple where they are asked how they are still married after x years. And they say "We grew up in a time where you wouldn't throw away something broken, but fix it". Yeah, but thats because you were dirt ****ing poor! We're not, so when something is broken we can buy a new, better product instead of using our old ****ty one we don't really want.
I don't see why a marriage would be any less "a tough road" than an unmarried relationship.