Do you still considered marriage as sacred?

Philippines
August 20, 2009 10:40pm CST
Nowadays, I think there's only few or selected people who put value on marriage. Many of my friends family get broken, separated or divorced. But I have a Croatian friend whom I really admired his views towards marriage. He still considered and respect marriage as main thing to put value in a relationship. He thought that it was a gift of love that God bind together, a sign of blessing and perfection of two hearts that has found each other. That it should be given a thousands thought before breaking it. How about you, do you give importance on marriage? do you still consider it necessary to have a long lasting relationship?
22 responses
@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
21 Aug 09
marriage can bring happiness can also bring disaster. I am married, early marriage is very happy. but after 7 years running, starting problems. until now in my marriage problems. I want a divorce action. For me, marriage is a complex relationship, further complicated the relationship of a friend or date.
@advokatku (4033)
• Indonesia
21 Aug 09
heyyyyyy ... you has married, indah ??? ... ooohh nooo
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• Philippines
21 Aug 09
You're right marriage can bring happiness and disaster as well, only if you're not really ready or prepared of what you doing. Sometimes we're just too hasty in making decisions without really knowing or planning whats into it. Marriage is a never ending responsibility to continue to preserve the love of the couple. Love should grow in order for marriage to survive. Indahfth, it's all up to you, if you want to continue or give up. The choice is always yours. Thanks for sharing with us. Anyways, have a great day!
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@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
21 Aug 09
why are you surprised?
• United States
22 Aug 09
I vaule marriage and I am called old fashion by everyone. My children think I live in the dark ages because I believe in waiting on my man and feeding him and taking care of the children. I think anyone who does not have these views will end up divorce at least once. Think and look at it like this if we call divorce a sin we believe unwed mothers is a sin then we go get married and that becomes holy and unbreakable in the eyes of God. This is another thing that people gasp at now days is the referring things to God but everyone has one and if they are athisest then they believe in something. Take marriage seriously and save the broken homes and latch key kids we have running around and getting in trouble.I have been in a relationship for 21 years real soon and would not change it for the worlds views on single and living with lives of anyone.
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
I'm glad that your relationship is still working and 21 years is such a grace. Congratulations to you:-) Anyways, you're just doing a duty that's so admirable. Taking care of your husband and your kids isn't an easy job. Because nowadays lots of women were carrier minded, and they're become victim of tyranny of work thus their relationship was affected thus their family was suffered. There should be enough love to sustain maintained a relationship, not only with the material things. Thanks for sharing with us Have a great weekends!
• India
22 Aug 09
Yes, I do. Not in a religious way but something very vital and integral to the lives of my loved ones. My marriage and the family I have started is at the core of the lives and happiness of so many other people I love, including my child. Disintegration of it would mean a direct impact on the health and happiness of them…in that sense I consider it the most sacred relation. Of course it helps that both my husband and me are more of equal friends than spouses. However, I do feel for people who are genuinely abused by one spouse and hence decide to end the marriage.
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
Yeah, I agree with you. Having a failure or success relationship with deeply affect the children. It's very important to pursue and preserve the relationship of a couple. It's only valid to end a marriage only if one of the couple is abusive. Anyways, thanks for sharing with us. Have a great weekends!
@soulist (2985)
• United States
22 Aug 09
I do still think marriage is a sacred union. I wouldn't enter into it unless I think I could spend my life with someone and that we would be able to work out any problems that we may have. Right now I am working on some of my debt so that when I do get married we wouldnt have that to argue about.
• Philippines
23 Aug 09
Yeah, that's good, It's better to settle down any personal issues, responsibilities or problem about your self before entering into married life. I do have a friend who often argued with her partner, because her partner still have some responsibilities to his parents and siblings as well. It's really important that you're ready enough to have your own family without any strings attached from your past. Anyways thanks for sharing with us. Have a great weekend!
@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
22 Aug 09
I don't believe marriage, which is basically a celebration of a piece of paper nowadays, is sacred...no. I do believe that rituals, ceremonies, or promises couples make with eachother CAN be sacred. And no, none of it's NECESSARY for a long lasting relationship in a general sense. But it only holds what importance you place on it, also. So it depends on the couple, their beliefs, how they expect things can go...and if they're being honest and realistic about it all, without losing the romance of the considerment itself.
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
In a religious beliefs it is important. Because marriage is two hearts that's united in love, and blessed by up above. And how it works or last will solely depend on the couple. Marriage is not a guarantee to have a long lasting relationship. It's just a guide based on what you have promised on each other. Still it's up to the couple. Anyways thanks for sharing with us. Have a great weekends!
• Romania
21 Aug 09
Marriage is sacred,indeed,but it is important to be wise when you are doing it,and who u choose to be your half.That is the most common mistake,first person in your life,first love,and bang get married...after a short time everything is starting to go wrong and we get to divorce.First know each other,love,discover each other,and then the final step bind togheter in front of God,and then the marriage is sacred.
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
Yeah, many couple often end up in separate ways, because they didn't know each other much, they're both hasty in making decisions, and finally they didn't know that there's a HUGE responsibilities behind the thing called MARRIAGE. Marriage is uniting of two hearts into one. A love that should always be nurtured,cared and completely monitored. It's so fragile that you should handle it very carefully. You should able to maintained the amount of intensity of love, like on the first time that you fall in love with each other. Or else love will die and so as marriage will be broken.
• Philippines
21 Aug 09
I guess the couple has become too engrossed with love that they failed to anticipate the responsibilities they have to deal with when they settle down. Marriage, though sacred as it really is could not stop a couple from separating ways especially if they fail to make things work in the relationship. Marriage, though a sacrament has been very prone to abuse due to weak commitments. With marriage, it is a reminder that trust is the basic key to a long lasting relationship.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
21 Aug 09
I think there's only few or selected people who put value on marriage I think most ppl put value on their marriage and see it as sacred, its just that how one person defines it wont be the same as how the next person does.....I love my husband very much, I value our marriage and yes it IS sacred to me HOWEVER to outsiders, once they find out that our relationship and marriage isnt traditional, they assume that our marriage isnt valued or sacred and they refuse to see it as such..Thats fine to us (my husband and I) though because what anyone else thinks, feels or see in regards to our marriage is irrelivent..its OUR marriage and we are very happy...Make sense?
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
That's what other people often do. If you're doing something that's not in a normal or not in the standard of human ways people considered you a strange. Like in marriage they would judged yours as failure. But it doesn't matter, what's important is your relationship with your husband. And it's also a chance and opportunity to somehow show them that they're wrong. What matter is yeah, you're both happy. Anyways thanks for sharing with us. Have a great weekends!
@mrbranan (1012)
• United States
21 Aug 09
I do still put a lot of stock in being married. I love my husband and he loves me and we have been together for a long time. We both believe marriage is sacred.
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
That's good, marriage is a lifetime responsibilities to love one another. Have blessed married life. Enjoy your weekends
• Philippines
21 Aug 09
Marriage binds two individuals.I still believe that marriage is sacred.that's why I don't want to get married when I am still not ready and not with the one I see myself grow old with.when I get married,I want to because I see myself growing old with this person.I will get married because I am 200% sure with the guy I am with and I am 200% sure ready to take on responsibilities of raising a family with him.
• Philippines
21 Aug 09
I agree with you. Since marriage binds two individuals, you better make sure that you are willing to accept the challenges and the differences that you and your partner have to really ensure a long and lasting relationship.
@trisha27 (3494)
• United States
21 Aug 09
I believe that marriage is sacred also. I believe that no matter what is going on with the marriage, good or bad that you should always work it out. Even if it gets to the point that you need to go to a marriage counselor. I believe that only thing that would be a good reason for a divorce would be if it was an abusive relationship. I believe that no one should be liable to stay in a relationship that their mate is abusing them in any way. Others I don't think anything at all is a good excuse for a divorce in a relationship. Anything else should be easy enough to work through and work out. I believe that staying true and going by what you said in the vows. I also believe in staying true to the vows that were made wherever the vows were said. People should stay true to that and never hold back on that.
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
Yeah, I agree with you. Couple should do everything to work their relationship. Going to marriage counselor is of a big help. I have known few couple who went to a marriage counselor because they want to save their marriage and most of them it works. Often their problem was they forgot to keep their love alive. The tyranny of work and poor time management, almost break their relationship. Anyways thanks for sharing with us. Have a g great weekends!
@dbabcook (388)
• United States
21 Aug 09
I to believe that a marriage is a sacred thing and should be valued and cherished. There are too many people out there that get married just for the sake of saying that they are married or for some other sort of perk like insurance or something of that nature. Too many people in marriages don't really know what a marriage is. I have known many people in Open Marriages or married couples that get involved in things such as Swinging. I'm sorry but a marriage is a very sacred thing. You are dedicating yourself to that one special person for the rest of your life, through all of the good and the bad. You are not in a marriage to be with other people. I just don't know what is wrong with todays world. Thank you for the post and have a great day.
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
Yeah, marriage should be valued and cherished. A dedication to love your partner for a lifetime. Nowadays, it's really hard to understand why people get married for a wrong reason. And why there's so many couple who easily give up to their promises to love one another. You know once I've met my friends boyfriend. And I'd asked him about his views on marriage. He said that people get married because they want to evolve and try something new. I was so livid especially when I learned how much my friend love the guy. So in getting married, it's really important to know your partner well. So you wouldn't become a member of broken marriages. I guess that's one of the factor too. Anyways thanks for sharing with us. Have a great weekend!
• United States
21 Aug 09
I love to see your views on God! It's great to see that God isn't completely gone from society. Living in Los Angeles, I have "seen" and heard many examples such as that, especially amongst celebrities. I think this is where our problem lies: there is too much idolization in celebrities-- people seem to see celebrity marriages as societal standards- am I not correct? It annoys the heck outta me because marriage standards should be based off the principles from the Bible! It seems as though the "governmental" and other benefits such as insurance of marriage are recognized first now-a-days rather than the sacred bond it is meant to form. Tough times- blah blah blah... it wouldn't be so tough if people actually got off their duffs (please, mylotters, that's not directed at anyone in particular) and did something about their lives. That way they needn't be so dependent on marital benefits!
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
Yeah, I agree with you. Nowadays celebrities gave wrong example and often mislead people to the kind of lives and relationship that they have. People forget to value what are genuine and true in a relationship. And that's the biggest problem we have nowadays, and it's hard to changed and taught the future generation to do what is right, since we have to do it by example. Anyways thanks for sharing with us. Have a great weekends!
• Canada
21 Aug 09
I don't think you need to get married to have a long lasting relationship. marriage only works if you have a solid foundation before entering into one. I know many couples who have strong solid relationships that have'nt and don't intend on getting married. I have nothing against it but I find many people enter into it just for the wedding. I for one feel it's highly over rated.
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
Marriage is not an assurance to have a long lasting relationship. Mostly they get married because they believe that their love should be blessed from up above. Yeah, it was being blessed, but they forgot to realized that the choice to work it out was on them, not on God. They don't like the responsibilities and easily get tired with the challenges that cling on it. Anyways thanks for sharing with us. Enjoy your weekends!
• United States
21 Aug 09
I do feel that marriage should be sacred. We are in times now that some people just do not take marriage seriously anymore which leads other people to heart ache and distress. I feel that you really need to get to know a person before you marry them and having a longing relationship could be a benefit.
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
Yeah, nowadays people don't really give much thoughts before jumping into marriage. That's why it often lead into broken marriages. Other thing also is too many people don't really know their partner much. And were not much resourceful about the kind of life he/her partner had in the past. Because that will affect in the future relationship that he/she will have. Thanks for sharing with us. Have a great weekends!
• India
22 Aug 09
i think marriage is a scared on it is one keeps man and woman on touch the basic strength of a a family a trust on each other relationship that travels throughout the life time and beyond which keeps our kids and all our culture in our limit that has been made in there life and most of them has been made so been in that lively and much more and after
@med889 (5941)
21 Aug 09
After all these years,all these new thoughts on everything I still believe that marriage is very sacred. I respect and value the term marriage itself. It is not a joke for me and when I will finally get into it with my partner I will think I am blessed myself.
@anna728 (1499)
• United States
21 Aug 09
The word "sacred" is really irrelevant to my life - I do not believe in the idea. But I do put value on marriage and have a respect for it. I would not get married on a whim, and I also wouldn't get divorced on a whim. I wouldn't do either unless I really believed it was the best thing to do. Someday I hope that I will be married.
@dhymhy (24)
• Philippines
21 Aug 09
marriage remains as sacred as it was. although many nowadays consider it as a waste of money or maybe just a game, the meaning of marriage never changed and will never change. it is still one of life's miracles that two different people can come together, share a life, build a family and share in God's blessings. for me, if one decides to enter the grounds of holy matrimony, one should hold in great consideration the responsibilites that married life entails. before thinking about breaking it, why not think about how to make it work? :) but then again, views on marriage are different and only then can you have a real and happy married life if you trully believe in the holiness and power of union and love that binds to people in holy matrimony.
• India
21 Aug 09
Yes, to me marriage is a very important decision of one's life and one should do everything to make his/her marriage a successful marriage
@maysya (84)
• Indonesia
22 Aug 09
yap, i'm and my parents still considered marriege as sacred. thnakgodness, we are happy family. the different between us not make us separated, but we try to find out the solution