Husbands, Wives

How Long Should Marriage Last?

Posted Tuesday, August 14th, 2007 and visited 473 times, 1 so far today
by MInTheGap

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That’s the question I asked back in July, and it’s central to what we believe about relationships and what we can do to make them as strong as possible:

You see, society has succeeded (in the majority) of defining marriage by love.  There are many ways that this has been done, but the point is that the Western world believes that they must have love to have a marriage.  If they do not have this emotion, then (other than children) there’s really no reason to still be together.

Now, I’m not saying that we should not foster love in our relationships, but what I am saying is that marriage is more about commitment than feelings, and if we want to see marriages last longer we’re going to have to change the concept of why people get married in the first place.

Why did you get married to your spouse?  Was it because of love, because of commitment, or something else?

How Long Should Marriage Last?


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One Response to “How Long Should Marriage Last?”

  1. MyAvatars 0.2 Revka Says:
    August 14th, 2007 at 4:15 pm Subscribed to Comments

    ‘Til death do us part - that’s how long.

    I married Mr. Incredible because I loved him with all my heart (and do even more so today), believed that he was the man the Lord intended for me to wed, and believed that marriage is the institution created and honored by God - not shacking up, common law marriage, or any of the other rot that is decaying our nation.

    We have been through some hards times, but I determined before we ever married that, no matter what, divorce is not an option. God is merciful and gracious to those who obey His commands and is able to return love that appears to be gone and strengthen that which is weak. When He builds a marriage, it is a beauteous sight to behold.

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