"Shacking' up in vogue
The divorce rate is dropping, but so is the number of people tying the knot. People are living together more often. Is that a better solution? What about the kids in these relationships?
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It's certainly a societal trend that needs watching. I think that people often avoid marrying because of the legal pains that accompany divorce. And I think that you're correct that a huge part of the issue is child welfare.
Is just living together a better arrangement than getting married? In some cases, I expect so. When children are involved... adults need to be willing to commit to a minimum of 16 or 18 years to support any child they help bring into the world, regardless of the legal status of the relationship.
Posted on July 19, 2005 1:00 PM
This is an interesting topic. A former roommate of mine who was born and raised in Quebec and I used to agreeably agree to disagree on this subject. She felt that you could be committed for life and not be married. My stance is if you want to share a life, a family, a household, debts etc., then you should marry me. Otherwise, stay in your house and I'll stay in mine. I always thought it was interesting when people (interesting side note: I never got this question from people of my own race/ethnicity) would find out my beau and I had been together for 4 years and say something like "so you guys live together" and I would say no and they would just be floored that we had been together that long and weren't living/would not live together.
Posted on July 19, 2005 3:06 PM
Since this is the frontpew...
I often wonder why God designed marriage and especially the sexual boundries involved in marriage. Sex is a major reason for marriage according to most Christian doctrines.
It seems so many bad things can come out of having sex outside of marraige. Disease, unwanted pregnancy, abortion- not to mention emotional problems....
Posted on July 19, 2005 4:29 PM
Chip, a better question is, why did God design our bodies to be ready to procreate long before we are emptionally ready to engage in sexual relations? I mean it makes no sense to me that all these hormones kick in when we are least prepared to deal with them.
Posted on July 19, 2005 4:42 PM
I have asked this many times. Of course, our highly educated aand wealthy culture is the main reason we wait today. However, this an extremely modern problem.
Posted on July 19, 2005 4:55 PM