Do you think marriage is just a legal document to live together?

@Informer (802)
India
October 2, 2009 11:14am CST
Hi Guys, Most people marry. Most have. But there are few who live with their partners without marriage. What do you think about that. Do you think marriage is just a legal document to live together?
4 responses
• Philippines
2 Oct 09
Yeah, marriages is only done out of formality and those who live together unmarried are called live in partner. Marriages in some cultures serves as stronger bond to makes a relationship more stronger. Thus, increases confidence on the part of the woman as she may be entitle to financial support and secure the future of their children when they are married supporting with documents. While if both partner remains unmarried likely they would likely to go on break p and find another on as the relationship have no sense of stability.
@Informer (802)
• India
3 Oct 09
Hi Friend, I also believe that marriage most times gives mental satisfaction and promise to longer relationship while live-in relationship can be broken anytime.
• India
2 Oct 09
may be..from my thinking,two people can live together,if they in love,or they like each others company,thoughts...
@Informer (802)
• India
3 Oct 09
Hi Friend, Yes, you are right. Love is important.
@mesuaky (397)
• Singapore
2 Oct 09
to 2 people who love each other marriage is not just a legal document to formally make them a couple, marriage is a sacred binding of 2 souls devoting each other to their partners, its a commitment and giving each other the security of thier profound love for each other and asking the gudance and blessed sacrement of the Lord to bond them together as one. People who see marriage as just a legal paper or just a document that to make them legally live together are actually in a relationship where they view it with a half hearted heart. How you see your marriage is how you see your relationship, if you treat this like a work with all those legal documents to make it valid or official, then your relationship is not a real relationship with true love as a foundation. think hard on this. People who live in together is because they are also scard of commitment, and if your scared of commitment it means you still have that chance to get away from each other or your partner, but in marriage this means that your whole heartedly ready to never leave your partner and grow old together.
@kara18 (134)
2 Oct 09
The legality of two people staying in together (be it LOVE or convenience) -- keeps them both -- "together", so this may apply to some culture. Marriage with love, it's a manifestation that they would want to spend the rest of their lives and share whatever they have (tangible or intangible). Same thing could apply for those who marry for convenience... And for those who live with their partners without any legal documents binding -- i believe the only thing that binds them would be that love, understanding, etc ... that keeps them "together". For whatever reasons two people stay for long together could have be it with or without legal documents, is a but a gift they cherish and nurture.