Marriage: Are you a believer?

i think marriage is important.the marriage make a women have power in law.for finacial..you must get it for your children.

I do believe in marriage, but I also believe in not being married. Marriage has become to much of a legality. I think it is ok to just live together and raise a family. Why should you have to be married if you love him and he loves you. Mutual commitment is what it is all about. Isn't that what marriage basically is anyway. Why complicate it with all that legal stuff?

I'm a Filipino and I grew up believing in marriage. I grew up knowing that when you enter marriage, it is a vow between you, your partner and God. What the Church has put together, no one can separate. I also grew up with teaching of what is morally right and sticking to your marriage and making it work is one of them. I can say my marriage is far from perfect but with the petty quarrels we have, we make it work because we try to remember WHY we got married in the first place.. Also, in our country, without marriage, your child remains illegitimate EVEN if the father acknowledged him/her during birth. That sacrament makes him legal.

I used to believe in marriage and wanted it with the man I love with all my heart. But, a lot has happened and I don't see marriage really as just another way for the government to scam people and legalize everything. I believe that to be married to someone is a commitment that you make to eachother. Why go through all the hassle of papers and standing before a judge or a preacher. My life has been screwed up 3 times over stupid marriages. My parents were married my entire childhood, the only reason they stayed together is because they believed marraige is forever. Finally my mom took a step back and realized how tramatic my dad's parenting style was to us children and his husbandly style was tramatic to her as well. I mean, how would you like to be told that god wouldn't love you if you didn't have as many children as you possibly could? On top of that he was gone all the time, so she was basically a single stay at home mom! Then, when I met the man of my dreams I found out he had been legally seperated from his wife that had cheated on him less than a month into the marriage (she brags about this fact too!)But, every time he would try to get a divorce, she wouldn't show up in court! And they did this dance for 6 years before he finally got a divorce from her. So, all was fine, we waited 90 days before getting our marriage license when some lil hooch he knew when he was a teenager came to him and said that if he didn't marry her she would go to the authorities about something he did when he was a teenager. I mean, come on! He isn't the same guy he was then. But, then he married to to silence her. And, I'm the one that's screwed. How is that fair? It's just a bunch of legal jargon because people can't stay faithful to one person on their own, they need rules and guidelines... and even then, some people need the rules and guidelines because they think it's more fun to break them that way. I don't know. It's really a bunch of stupid in my book. I totally respect anyone that does want to go the marriage route. But, I figure, as long as I'm 'married' in my heart what really does it matter if I do have that piece of paper?

It is important if you really want to spend the rest of your life with that person. You should make sure that you plan to stay with that person although sometimes it doesn't work that way but if you have doubts before you even get married I wouldnt do it. Marriage shows the commitment you make to that person and you become one, your promising to help that person through everything and vice versa making sure you have a partner in life.

If its right marriage can be a beautiful thing. It can take work and time to get a point where the 2 of you just mesh together, but its so worth it. Don't go into a marriage thinking that just because you got married its all gonna be a cake walk. You have to remember that now there are 2 of you in almost everything in life, at first it might be hard to handle, but I promise you, if the 2 of you really love eachother and always think of the other, its more then great.

Well.For me marraige is very important.If am in your place,i dont hesitate to marry.I believe in marriage.My marriage was arranged by our parents.I didn't know anything about that person till my engagement.Even then now we are very happy and love each of us very much.Problems will come and go.If i really like that person and trust him, i would like to have a life long commitment with him.At the same time he should also reliable and expect same commitment from his side

Personally, I think that marriage is made for some people and not really for others. I don't think that we're all made for marriage, and we all have different views about this issue. Marriage is important to some people, and not so much to others, depending on these people's views.

Good day.. Yes.. I am a believer and I got married with my GF of nine years just recently in singapore. I love her more than ever after the marriage and I'm going to keep my word and my vow to her. Marriage is constant, it's a promise to your loved one. Your are bound to her morally and legally and for me it's a good feeling.

I think marriage is only important when you want to get rid of criticism from others especially family members. If you don't bother how others think,I think you don't need to worry about this problem actually.But if you ask my opinion,I still think marriage is very important. I cannot afford to have a child and stay with boyfriend without getting married. I don't have this kind of courage.

Form me, marriage is important. It shows a lifelong commitment to one person. My husbad used to tell me that it was nothing more than a piece of paper, but, since we have been married, he has realized how much more it really is. If you are not ready for marriage, that is your own choice, but if you are really planning to commit yourself to this man, then why wouldn't you want to marry?

I am not a marriage believer. What marriage is for? Do we really need that commitment? if the two loves each other and want to start a new family, go head and just do it, why bother to get married. If a marriage that is just maintained out of responsibility, it is so meaningless. Philippines is not allowed to get divorced? does it mean that one can only married once no matter what happens? in that case, do never ever get married. that's without a doubt. just live the way whatever makes you happy.

Some people has good life after marrige,and some not.I think this is the destiny,i belive god arrange all for us.If I loves a man,I will marry him. if one day our emotion goes to end,i thinks this is predeterminate and can not be avoided,but I will not regret to marry him.

In my view you dont have to think like that because every person have his or her ways of leading a relationship .You have to trust your partner and your relationship why you think that marriage always bring problems,why don't you look at the brighter side of this .you can go to the people who are leading a happy married life.If suppose I agree with you that marriage is not important then also just think of the period when you would be becoming old ,at that time only your patner can save you from loneliness.Leave all these things far behind Just create a positive aspects towards world.There are two ways of seeing the world positive and negative,a positive aspect can bring joy to your life and a negative bring sadness and sorrow.so just throw out these negative aspects and lived a happy married life. SO KEEP ............................... SMILING............................

I married my best friend about 9 years ago and before that, we have always been very close. We have a little boy too who is also very close to us. I believe that marriage is important and people should get married for the right reasons. A lot of people rush into marriage without really thinking things over so they end regretting their decisions later on. In cases like these, marriage is not not really the problem but rather the way the person handles the relationship. Life is what you make out of it. If you love somebody and you want to spend the rest of your life with this person, then by all means, marry him or her.

Marriage is very important to me, I always think I will get married and build a good family with the husband and it never get influenced by anything, no matter how bad my female friends describe their relatinoship, how bad they say about guys and stuff, I still have strong believe about marriage. I think when you love somebody, it will just get to a point that want to marry each other, live together, have a real family together. I wish you good luck and stay strong of your believe if you think marriage is a good stuff, don't give up easy by listening to the people around.

yes I am a believer in marriage.no matter what marriage you've seen successful or not you never think that your marriage would be like them,just go with the flow and you know the best thing you must do someday when you got married.

i don think anybody can live out like a human all through his life without marrying .marriage gives u responsibility, and induces a little poisture in ur heart...i ve seen many rudes turnin out to be very kind and lovin father and mother....

To me marriage is very important. In my religion, being married makes it possible for the two of you to be together in the after life and that is very significant to me. However, it is a very personal decision. I think you should talk it over with your boyfriend and see what the two of you feel is best for you.

To me, marriage is important... and I feel sad that you think marriage is overrated... to me, I think that marriage is so underrated anymore. Everyone thinks they can get married and go sleep around. Or one little problem and the marriage is over. People anymore want everything fast, cheap and easy. If you love him, and want to be with him for the rest of your life... why are you so worried about divorce and annullment and how much these things cost? Trust your heart, trust your head and trust your gut. Talk to your boyfriend and get his opinion as well. I think marriage is something to be loved, honored and treasured. Not to be rude but your friends' problem's aren't most likely because of marriage - its because they haven't yet figured out a way to solve them. And your other friend's married boyfriend is not a marriage related problem, for her anyway. Her boyfriend is married! Her and him shouldn't be together. I'll admit, marriage isn't for anyone... but people just need to take it more seriously so it can have the greatness it used to have!