Has marriage become something not to be taken seriously?
by 
Zack Be Gone - All Hail Firebrand.
ANSWERS: 16
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For some people maybe. Marriage takes a lot of work and dedication. Some do not want to work for it or is not dedicated to the process. Sometimes it does not work and that's fine. Since divorce is not a stigma like it use to be people end their marriages, many times for completely viable reasons, and cause the ratio of married and divorced couples to rise.
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Unfortunately true imho. I think we have all somehow forgotten the principles behind it plus with the advent of very easily obtained divorce coupled with developing attitudes to responsibility and to marital contracts,we seem to have created "the disposable family unit".Impatience and instant gratification also play a huge part,sadly...no longer does the average couple realise that love waxes and wanes throughout life..rather, the way appears to be- not happy today so it's over.We all go through periods of doubt,angst,envy etc.,and we need to bear with it as mostly things turn around within a short period. We need to lose the self-serving attitude of 'I Want' and learn the 'what's best for US' thing. I'm definitely no different to everyone else and to my detriment ,it has taken me most of my life to realise what our parents knew from their lives was actually right!
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It sure seems that way to me. Just go ahead and make as many babies as you like, no reason to get married. Things get a a little rocky on the ship of matrimony, most people just jump ship and get out. When I took my vows 22 years ago, I was serious, it was meant to be a lifelong bond. I am sure there are a few people who share my sentiments.
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It seems like it in today's day in age.. :(
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Sadly, it has. I however, have different beliefs. Marriage should be serious.
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I take it seriously, but most people dont anymore.:-)
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Unfortunately, I also believe this is true. A lot of people seem to get married for the wrong reasons. The divorce rate keeps going up. People go through marriages like kleenex (I have an uncle who's on his fifth marriage). Look at how celebrities get married! Britney gets drunk in Vegas and then her 55 hour marriage gets annuled. Then she's married and divorced again. Pam Anderson had how many ceremonies with Kid Rock? And already divorced and getting married again. And then there's all the infidelity, children born out of wedlock, abuse, etc. And LGBT people like ME wanting to get married will somehow "ruin" the institution of marriage? How could we make it worse than it already is??
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in general nowadays people are depending on luck on their marriage, more than love.. that makes it kinda weird and like playing a game, I feel like people are taking chances not choices... i don't know..
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It's sad that a lot of people don't take it seriously. But, people don't take a lot of things serisouly anymore. When I took my vows, I took them before God. I made a promise to stay with my husband for better or worse. At no point was I, or am I now, under the impression that marriage is supposed to be easy. It takes a lot of hard work to make a good marriage and, frankly, most people are just too lazy to put in the work. They want to find out what's in it for them and if they aren't happy with what they get out of it, they want out.
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Not for me it hasn't, and the length of time I've been married proves it.
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Not in my household it hasn't.
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Yeah, I think so. The reality shows and publicity stunts surrounding it probably didn't help much either.
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The caption says "this question was asked 13 hours ago and when I decided to answer.. there were 13 answers... that's bad luck... or am I taking it EASY?
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A lot of people have the mentality that because it's the cool thing to do that everything is going to turn out happily ever after with the white picket fence. I think people jump into it way too quickly, how can you take it seriously with the divorce rate at it is? I don't even know if I will get married, because it has almost become cheap.
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No. Marriage has not become something so unimportant. It's the people who have become less caring about marriage. Things stay the same. It's people who change.
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When you marry you make solemn vows. Those who don't take marriage seriously obviously don't take their honour seriously.
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