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bawieland

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28. Some good stuff, but...

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:43 AM

Jun 2012

This annoyed me:

You have a hard time reconciling your politics with what you see as a deeply problematic institution. (Or, you're just an atheist.)

My atheist parents have been married for 44 years now and have been through good times and bad, weathered out some real challenges and come through it all dedicated to each other. Now, as their health starts to decline, they're still there for each other, pulling together and making the most of the lives they've built together. Marriage, to me, has nothing to do with religion. Their marriage is as true and genuine as any ever held in a church. It's wrong to let religion corner the market in marriage.

As for me, myself, btdt, happily divorced from my ex-husband and now living with the woman I love. I would love to marry her one day, but I'm holding out until we can have a union with all the rights and obligations granted to straight couples. I don't want just a symbolic ceremony. I want equality, too.

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10 Reasons Not to Get Married [View all] xchrom Jun 2012 OP

"Your fianc�es name is 'Newt'" jberryhill Jun 2012 #1

HA HA - good one ! Mayflower1 Jun 2012 #3

LOL treestar Jun 2012 #47

11. You don't have to. no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #2

Great post. nt raccoon Jun 2012 #6

And the number one reason goes to..... drumroll... lunatica Jun 2012 #4

Don't marry someone with a potentially life-threatening pre-existing condition catbyte Jun 2012 #5

Isn't the cap going to be gone? Ron Obvious Jun 2012 #13

Diane's post says "if the ACA is repealed". Until the Supreme Court issues its ruling on ACA riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #19

You're right -- I didn't read it carefully enough. Ron Obvious Jun 2012 #22

No worries and I'm sure you're right about the premiums riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #32

"so, about that Ron Paul,". Ladies if you ever hear that one..... Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2012 #7

Meh. Marriage is like Ethiopian food. Robb Jun 2012 #8

Ethiopian food is hot. n/t RebelOne Jun 2012 #41

Don't marry someone who is not financially independant Cestode Jun 2012 #9

Not only that laundry_queen Jun 2012 #15

I'll bite. How do you know that? nt raccoon Jun 2012 #17

:P nt laundry_queen Jun 2012 #25

Don't know what that means, but I'll assume good will. nt raccoon Jun 2012 #29

Good assumption. nt laundry_queen Jun 2012 #49

In that case you also need a time machine so you can see this stuff coming. Zalatix Jun 2012 #42

What I wouldn't give for one of those....nt laundry_queen Jun 2012 #48

If you expect to be doing most of the earning after marriage, then don't marry at all. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #33

One reason TO get married derby378 Jun 2012 #10

***** randome Jun 2012 #11

Awwwh! catbyte Jun 2012 #12

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2012 #16

That's lovely & put a smile on my face. HappyMe Jun 2012 #23

yeah, but this article is about women rejecting ALL men hfojvt Jun 2012 #26

Did you read the same article as me?! riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #31

no, I only read the three points listed in the OP hfojvt Jun 2012 #36

Spanx (n.) Registered trademark for a line of women's hosiery and lingerie derby378 Jun 2012 #40

50 year old virgin? 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #44

well, i've never been able to find anyone anyways, so there's that.... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #14

I read the McMillan article (linked in the article) that it was in response to lapislzi Jun 2012 #18

Oh I didn't think it was all bad, just that it shouldn't have been written exclusivley about women. dawg Jun 2012 #27

Yeah, I was waiting for the story of the fish and the bicycle to come up. Zalatix Jun 2012 #43

I've told my older daughter that I hope she doesn't get married riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #20

#21: I am not a sheeple. shadegrown dulse Jun 2012 #21

Has anyone ever read a list of why men shouldn't marry? lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #24

I think it would be pretty simple 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #45

Some good stuff, but... bawieland Jun 2012 #28

Good post. JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #34

atheists share the lowest divorce rates, with catholics dmallind Jun 2012 #38

That bothered me too. lapislzi Jun 2012 #39

Number 3 is not just that couples are waiting until they can afford it. Most of the young couples I jwirr Jun 2012 #30

...the less involved the state is in your life, the happier you will be. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #35

Been there, done that goclark Jun 2012 #37

Amen to this treestar Jun 2012 #46