is marriage doomed?

I wouldn't consider the whole institution to be doomed, but I do think people don't take it seriously anymore. I got married for forever and I intend to stay married that long. I almost feel that when you apply for marriage, there should be a waiting period, and divorce should be harder to achieve. . . with the exception of abuse or infidelity. I try to remind people that marriage is not a game, that it is sacred, and I hope that reckless marriage ends with my generation and regains its sanctity.

No it's not doomed.. once again it's about PEOPLE..people have a tendency to assume things. Most of my generation believed they can get whatever they want quickly and easily and throw fits when they don't get it. But I don't think Marriage is that terribly important anyway..more and more people are choosing romance without children..so I don't believe marriage is necessary in those cases. We're just becoming a little more..open minded.

I don't think the institution of marriage is doomed at all. The problem doesn't lie in marriage, it lies in the people entering into marriage who are too immature to do so.

No. I have been married to my wife for 8 years and we are as happy as ever.

I think some people rush into marriage and thats why it doesnt last. They dont take the time to really get to know their partner and when things go wrong its just so easy to walk away and not stay to work things out. Still if half end in divorce that still means the other half must be working out ok.

There are too many people out there who do not know how to truly love. Add to that the ease of getting a divorce and getting married, and yes, we have, ourselves, doomed marriage. It is a very sad thing.

No of course not. More than half is still mroe or less successful :-)

In this day and age I really dont see a need for marriage its just a piece of paper at the end of the day and if couple are happey together why waste it remember wedding cake is cheap divorce is expensive if two people love eachother enough to want to live together then why spoil it tc good topic

I don't think the problem is with marriage itself. But with honesty. It seems to me that people are not truly honest with the other person or themselves in the beginning of the relationship. I don't mean they out right lie to each other but they do not voice their real opinions on matters in the beginning. They are so concerned with getting the other person to like them, that they tend to agree with things that they truly do not agree with. After so long of living a lie, no matter how small that lie may be, it begins to fester to a point that person is no longer happy in the relationship. Thus ultimately ending the relationship. So is the institution of marriage doomed? Yes it is, until people learn they have to be honest with the other person and themselves in the beginning.

I think people will still marry but we cannot help it if they want to get a divorced later on. Maybe there shouldn't be divorce so that people would think more about patching things up rather than splitting up.

I don't think it's doomed...but the conception of it as an eternal vow has changed for many people nowadays. Now if you're unhappy you leave, that simple. But years ago people would remain married no matter what happened, even in cases of continous mistreating. In that aspect i am glad of this evolution.

I guess so. A lot of couples just get married because they simply like each other and not really thinking of commitment. Marriage probably for them is just like a job, that if I do not like it they'll just quit.

I don't think anyone's marriage is doomed just because 50% of marriages end in divorce. I think that we just need to work hard to reduce that number. Too many people don't care enough to fight to make their marriage work. Its not supossed to be easy all the time.

I don't think so. I truly believe in marriage as an institution. I got married and forever. But what I beleive is that sometimes marriage isn't taken as seriously as it should. I believe it's about commitment to the other person and to the dreams that they both have. And tolerance too. What I also believe that the the whole society has a crisis on values. Simple values, as love, tolerance, respect... everything seems to be very superficial nowadays. I feel like the lack of values is destroying institutions like marriage, family, frisndship in its more pure state. Genuine values have been replaced by superficial values and the concept of love turns to be distorted.

somewhat. i guess that's part of human's life being not perfect.