Do you think there is better life after marriage?
By dhawanbm
@dhawanbm (3705)
India
5 responses
@phyrre (2317)
• United States
16 Jun 09
I don't think there necessarily needs to be a marriage. I live in the United States and after you've lived together and filed jointly for 7 years you're considered legally married without actually getting married anyway. Weddings nowadays tend to be more figureheads, I think. Even though I am indeed getting married, it isn't changing anything. We've lived together for a while already and the way we act towards each other or treat each other isn't going to change once we're married. The only things that are going to change with marriage is the way the government views us.
@gayathri2305 (8)
• India
16 Jun 09
but this suggestion s not acceptable in the south asian countries. There is a culture in every one of us. Every one needs the regulation in their own culture and humane behaviour and that is done only through marriage
@phyrre (2317)
• United States
16 Jun 09
True, culture does play a big role in these things, but I don't know where the person who created the discussion is from and I can only answer from my own experiences, which is the culture of the United States. What is 'humane behavior' is also directed by culture and the manner in which a person is raised.
In my culture and the way I was raised, people don't need to be married in order to share a relationship. It is good to get married, yes, and recommended because it is a life-long commitment to the relationship, but it is not necessary and I know a lot of people that just don't want to get married. It's not that they're not committed to their relationships, but that they feel there is no need to get married because they are already committed.
But, like I said, I wasn't commenting based on another country, I was doing so based on my own culture. :)
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
29 Sep 09
Hey,
Yes I think that life will be better after marriage, I personally think so. But the only thing is, I cannot guarantee this because I have never been married. This is just what I assume, but for some people it could be different. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
@trickiwoo (2702)
• United States
16 Jun 09
I definitely think that couples in a committed relationship are more fulfilled and happier. I don't necessarily think you need to be married to achieve the same benefits, but I do believe that the commitment is very important!
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
16 Jun 09
i agree...coz i am into it! i have better life after marriage! more secured, more peaceful more complete! (even if we don't have kids yet...) and really a good feeling that you are now one with the person that you love and you are living together with a blessing from above! what a good and fulfilling feeling!
@FinanciallySMART (41)
• Jamaica
16 Jun 09
I believe that it should be better if both persons work to achieve the goals that were set before becoming married. Alot of time after a couple get married they tends to forget the goals and aspirations that were set and because of this stress and anxiety becomes the forefront of the relationship. This is the reason as a Personal Finance Advisor I would counsel marriage couples to always remember their goals. Never lost focus because having a good financial wellness in life helps to keep down the stress that tends to make marriage becomes unhappy.
