Makes ya wonder at the atheists who get married...

Oh wait, my folks have been married once, 37 years this year.

My good Catholic uncle is on his 3rd wife... Hrrmmmm.

sex toy?!!

In support of marriage, my Mom is on her 5th one...she thinks its great

Sounds like she likes the hoopla over the wedding itself?

Even if I were to find someone I'd want to be with. I have no intention of marrying again...Heck I can't even get a divorce from the last mess I got myself into!

When it comes to relationships I don't play games with people or my own life. I am all in, an so had my partner better be, or forget it.

True a peice of papaer does not really change that much between me or him. Marriage does not really make a partner care for you, love you better, or even provide for you unless they want to.

But it does give a lot of protections to both of us from others. Parents, siblings, children, employers, doctors, landlords can't come in and decide if I have been approved by them to be my spouses partner in decision making or as a companion. That doesn't even touch the organizations and businesses who respect the formal relationship that marriage provides.

While I know some people don't honor marriage the way they used to there is still a lot of social support that exists for marriage that doesn't for a casual relationship. Couples almost always get preferential treatment.

Maybe it is just me but marriage seems a lot more mature than just shacking up like over grown teenagers or college students. I am well past the age of having to get a parents permission to do anything but sounds kind of lame introduceing my fifty something companion as my boyfriend. Yea he might be my lover but I don't think that is really anybodies business and I sure don't have to prove I know how.

I still think calling him the sex toy is much better then boyfriend.

sounds about right.



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Now I had gone through something just last year when my Dad passed away...he had gotten remarried 10yrs ago (Third marriage)...I just thought his kids and grandchildren would be entitled to more...my sister and I got completely shafted...even being left out of getting any family pics and personal items my Dad had

I have always wondered why anyone (children included) are ENTITLED to someone elses stuff after they have passed away....(Outside of minor children of the deceased who are still too young to care for themself)

Did someone say marriage???


(Tammy runs.....and runs....shreiking like a banshee...)

"NEVER!!". She screams

I like to love em and leave em

I'm trying to figure out why the wife was entitled to it...they were personal pics and items from my childhood(I don't have many pics of my Dad) Somethings wrong there

maybe he expected her to distribute them

I don't know...he wasn't one to let his feelings and thoughts out to much...lolol. I don't feel anyone is entitled to anything. My Mom walked away from her last marriage with half my step fathers pension...marriage to me is just disturbing

i think when my mom dies i'm gonna call all my aunts and uncle and cousins. then i'm gonna set the house on fire and tell them whatever they can make it out with they can have.


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Having been married once, and that having been the worst experience of my life, I would have to agree with your premise.

Marriage?

I have an anatomical anomalie. I think my windpipe extends to my ring finger. I put on an engagement ring a couple of times and instantly felt like I was suffocating.

My imaginary shrink says I'm a commitment phobe.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them....thats what the wedding ring represents to me

entitlement or not the woman should hand over your pictures