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Originally posted by thetalady
How sad that AChiOAlumnae's beautiful and not-so-uncommon reason for marrying was not even considered a possibility in your original list of reasons for marrying.
The statement that marriage is "really just something that makes people feel better about themselves" is incredibly offensive. I am surprised that so many here are against marriage.
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Actually, I didn't want to bring up anything related to what she said because I wanted to see if anyone else did. I stand by my original assertion that MOST PEOPLE get married for one of the reasons that I listed -- she's just smarter than the average person.
I'm not against marriage. If you want to get married, fine, that's great. If you're offended by my opinion, you might want to consider why -- does it strike a nerve or something? What in the world is the point of being offended by what someone else thinks of marriage?
The fact is, when it comes right down to it, marriage makes it harder for a person who is no longer satisfied with the relationship to leave, and I think most people find it comforting to think hey, if I really let myself go, never want to have sex and become a shell of my former self, he/she will have to stay with me anyway.