In western country ,marriage is not necessary to share love with two partners,But in arab and many religions need marriage to be necessary to validate the relation and love and sex sharing,so the marriage and love still be discussed,
The second argument you often hear is that marriage is a declaration of love. It's about "showing" we're settled, our partners are "off the market", and we're in a position to build a family. Most of this, however, is a display for others. Plenty of monogamous couples maintain stable, healthy relationships without rings or certificates to "prove" loyalty.
Indeed, who are we trying to prove our love to? Our proof should be our treatment of each other: anything else is addition, not basis. There is more to be worried about if we need to "secure" someone, like a raging animal, with a ring or certificate or other public stamp.
Furthermore, as high divorce rates show, being tied to one person doesn't work out for many, especially for the rest of our lives. Compromises can be made. Couples now swing, maintain open marriages, and so on. But this should only make us question why we're still devoted to the "one true love" ideal in the first place.
Here are 2 of my published article about marriage here in the US. "Marriage" sets the foundation for family when children are produced.
Rich
First, marriage is considered a certificate to legalize sex. Second, according to Triangular theory of Love the love between partners is referred as passionate love; consists of sexual desires. Third, when love becomes finite to sexual desires then loyalty decreases between partners, that's why divorce rate is higher in western than middle east. Finally, both partners have rights. Husbands have rights over wives and wives have rights over their husbands. Thank you!
The marriage is the responsibility of each partner to continue life and happiness ,the following are necessary to keep marriage,
Dear Tareq,
Your question is interesting; it would provoke internal dialogue in the minds of many readers!
I am responding because one of my article/editorial touches this particular subject of marriage. I have attached the file of that article; please go through it.
In brief; I think marriage is necessary to keep rights of each other. Loyalty is one the rights of marriage; which is taken under oath. Loyalty is preserved & assured more in marriage than that of live-in-relationship due to inhibitory forces marriage brings in.
Marriage is a status or symbol of identification declared to self & to public simultaneously. This declaration itself works like inhibitory factor for every one against mishandling of any of the partners. Isn't it?
Adultery is the most poisonous thing which can threaten, weaken spousal bonds to destroy soundness of marriage.
Marriage is the reward of love and keep company of man and women more vital and strong.
Marriage is good way to keep social family standards for the couple and families. Marriage and love can go together or not. It foster respect to the partner and reduce the outside relationships.
Dear myrna,excellent you give nice reply ,i encourage you to do give correct reply ,
to all womens ,you are the stream of life and candle of humanity,let your kindness urge men to look after you and cover your life with marriage ,as protection from the ghost of disease and neglections .love is crowned ed by marriage ,gift of life to all womens.
Marriage is a construct and the meaning given to it varies culturally. If a person lives in an environment where marriage is the only way to ensure loyalty, then yes marriage would be necessary to ensure loyalty. Monogamy, the gender dichotomy and marriage are all created by societies.
And again, laws and rights regarding marriage vary by culture so it all depends!
If you are just asking for personal opinion, I do not believe marriage is necessary if you are wanting a loyal partner and your rights protected. It takes a lot of emotional maturity and communication skills to build a healthy relationship, and I think if a couple is relying on marriage alone to create a healthy relationship, it will not be enough.
Dear Roberts,if two couples share every day life and one bedroom ,and one room or house,and this private life is documented by society .and such relation is not well protected as each party or one can make other relation without permission of the other,sex is the golden tie ,that make marriage is valid ,without marriage no compulsory proptection .therefore in Islam religion ,husband can get another wife up to 4 wiv and es alowed to prevent illegal sex ,and also to reduce the cases of prostitution and women betray of husbands.
i believe that marriage is an important corner stone within the fabric of society. At best it is about committment, reciprocal esteem, values, ethics and morality. We are in a society where marriage breakdown is rife and shas this benifitted society?
Dear liza,thankyou for good and correct answer,i hope all realize the value of marriage as holly tie for womens,
Dear Tariq,
For thousands of years, in (western) society a union between two people, a man and a woman, has been formalized by a legal contract called marriage mainly to protect the children. Men were not allowed to abandon their wife and children leaving them without support, having to depend on charity or the community for their existence. For the wellbeing of the children it was best to have a long and stable relationship and this was blessed by the Church who considered the love between family members as being derived from the love God has for all of his children. A marriage was meant to be the optimal environment for personal growth, development, character building etc for all of its members.
Based on decades of experience, one to one relationships were discovered to be the best and monogamy the best strategy for happiness on the longer term. And men and women are born roughly in the ratio of 50/50, or rather 51% men and 49% women. Life long partnership remains the ideal goal for most. It also leads to a stable society.
In this discussion I miss the aspect of the children; marriage is not only about sex.
In the US "marriage" is not a binding commitment as 45% will divorce and divorce increases w/ remarriages.
Rich
Genuine love is needed to keep the rights and secrets of each one.
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