Is marriage getting old?

I really think that there is a break down in morals, and it is way out of hand. Marriage is not old fashion, its a commitment of love and honor. Much better than running loose and sleeping with anyone anytime, or living with someone. It is also sinful to behave like that, if you believe in God's word at all.

Well something to point out with marriage that most don't think about is the fact that before this century the average life span of humans was around 50 years if not less. So a marriage usually only lasted twenty to thirty years. Now with people living longer if you get married at twenty you could be married for sixy years or more. That is a long time to be together. What might have seemed like a trivial issue at twenty has grown to be major issues over the years. One reason I think divorce is so high, is because of this. We see more and more divorces either within the first few years or much later in life, those in their forties and fifties who have been married for twenty years. I don't think marriage is of the past really. I think it can still happen however I can see more and more people living together first. This way they know what they are getting into, although even that is not fool proof. Of course I do see some older traditions coming back. At one time (and I'm going way back in history) it was acceptable for a couple to agree to be together for one year, they were in a sense married. However after a year if they wanted to disolve the relationship it was acceptable and neither was to blame for it. I can really see that coming back. I think the ideas of marriage from the beginning of the century and earlier are something of the past. The marriage where the male is the dominant person and the wife answers to him. It is now a partnership and more need to realize that. I still see some who want to have the stay at home wife, you know vaccuming in pearls, with the husband bringing home the money. It isn't that simple anymore and I think marriage needs to evolve with the times.