Does marriage a proof of love?

@miyako (48)
Philippines
February 3, 2009 6:47pm CST
If a man marries a woman is that enough reason to believe that he really loves? But of course let us not include those fixed marriages! Let's just focus on the relationship with attractions.
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@jbrooks0127 (2324)
• United States
4 Feb 09
To answer your question directly....no it is not proof that they love you. Some men will marry only because they want your body and they know that is the only way to get and keep it. That is not love. The reason I say this is one of my sister's married a man that from the very beginning was a mistake. Somehow she assumed that he wanted to get married and he let it happen. It was a very big mistake and she took a lot from him before she finally had had enough and divorced him. He never had any intention of making her the only woman in his life. A mans actions towards a woman say far more about his love than simply getting married. Patience, kindness, understanding....all of the things that someone in love will have for another...those are the things that will tell you.
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• United States
4 Feb 09
i don't believe that if a man marries a woman that it means that he truely loves her. he could "love" her for all the wrong reasons. and how about those marriages that women get themselves into because the man says he loves her and treats her good at first but then he turns around and beats her? marriage doesn't automatically mean love to me. it's a sign of love but there are other things out there that really show the real meaning of love. such as; being with someone who has something that they just can't get rid of, or because their features aren't "perfect", being with someone who doesn't have any kind of money, being with someone who has a lot of baggage. so, i don't believe that marriage is proof of love. like i said it's a show, but definatly not the defination nor is it a good enough reason.
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@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
4 Feb 09
Marriage only proves that you're married. There are many reasons why people marry and love could be one of them. Cheers!!
@ellovire (409)
4 Feb 09
nope, not all the time. there are some who marry for practical reasons like the man is rich and the woman needs someone to support her financially, there are some who just got their gf pregnant so they had to marry to save face, or some just worried of getting old without a partner so she just marries the one who comes along. ironically, i know of some who really, really love each other but cannot marry for some complicated reasons.