Yes or No ? And state why you say so

Topic: Is marriage mandatory ?

Mandatory for what?

yes, if sex and children are important


as a Christian , Gods plan is to remain abstinent unless one is concerned with lust,,


in which case the woman should have a husband and a man should have a wife,

and any potential children , in so many ways, fare better with the commitment of a mother and father as the familys foundation of commitment to each other

For me? No. For tax purposes? Yes.

Marriage is not mandatory, it is a decision . you can decide to marry or you can decide to get married. As a christian I want to get to get but to the right person that God has in store for me

Divorce is not the issue, the problem lies with the individuals. Baking a cake with rotten eggs will make the cake flop. That's why singleness is important for an individual before entering into marriage. It is wrong to say "my other half" which means you are incomplete. We must be complete when we enter into marriage

True

Yes that's why people now marry three times because they have no idea what they are marrying for as fidelity is not usually kept nor is believing a lie just to follow the dictates of religious dogma.

why thank you
are you a marriage guru then?

If by "marriage" you mean "the natural biological process of pair bonding related to procreation and mate selection," then yes, "marriage" is mandatory to love.
You don't get to chose it, you only get choice in stopping the natural process.

If you mean something like "a legal ceremony before family and friends and witnesses to bestow a recognized (tax and social) status by others," then no, not really.
Unless your partner makes it mandatory for continuation of the relationship.


And if you're both starving to death that flop cake may be the best meal you've ever eaten in your life.


That seems like a capricious and evil god to me.
"I'm going to make you incomplete. But you have to, all by yourself, become complete. I'm also going to create someone that is meant for you, and then hide them...at least until you're complete. Or maybe not. You'll never really know for sure. I'm also going to create in you the ability to lie and delude yourself. So you may actually feel complete, but not really be, or you may be complete, and doubt yourself, and if you don't then you'll suffer from hubris, which might mean you're not complete.
Plus, I'm going to keep throwing trials at you in order to test it. And all throughout your life, every single person you come across you will not know if it's the person I have in store for you."

Other than that, this

doesn't mean you are incomplete.
It's not wrong to say "my other half."
Socks come in pairs. 2 socks = 1 pair. 1 pair, greater than each separately.
1 sock is complete in itself, though, as a sock.
1 sock saying "this is my other half" is simply acknowledging that together they make a pair, not acknowledging they were an incomplete sock by themselves.

Will you give your car keys to an infant to drive even if you love him/her ?

Marriage like a legal ceremony with friends and family and witnesses

Relationships... No matter what kind are contracts. The needs & wants & desires should be made know immediately. So there is no missunderstanding or false expectation. Otherwise both people are lying to themselves & eachother & are living a lie. If this is a pre marital sex question... Where you want permission to **** without obligation or commitment or responsibility or guilt... Buy condoms & pay someone. At least that is a truth. And there is little discussion & negociation. Hhhhaaa...;~)

I would say the eventual plan/idea of marriage would be in the long view of starting a relationship. Otherwise, why start the relationship in question? One would only be wasting their time and being "taken" and possibly miss out on the person that they would actually marry and or would actually marry them.

Is marriage mandatory?..
Only if you knock her up and her dad is standing behind you with a shotgun..
Otherwise he'll..no..lol..
Okay unless she's really rich..
Then hell yes.... better put a ring on.it..

Smiles thank you for your answer. I think many get into marriage for the sex part, but what happen when the sex dies? Do you look for another woman? Many doesn't know what marriage is really about ,its more then sex,kissing and hugging.if marriage is built on sex ,love ,kissing and hugging then that marriage won't last.

Depends on the person. For me no. Been there. Done that. And got the combat patch.

in certain parts of the South........

between Adam and EVE not Adam and STEVE!!

gyuk, gyuk, gyuk...(pretending I made that up) *insert spitoon 'ding'*

May u all be restored from the past and may your hearts and souls be healed