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From: ag5@pucc-k (Christopher Robin)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social
Subject: Re: Living in sin? (newer topic)
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Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 10:29:21 EST
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<<Quotes just underneath this line.>>

>>I think that the reason that there are bad marriages are becuase the people
>>didn't get married because they really loved each other

>Well, I agree-- to a point. Many people DO get married for the wrong
>reasons-- myself included. These people do tend to get divorced when the
>real reasons aren't enough anymore (myself included, again). The only
>reason to get married is to spend the rest of your life with someone, and
>to show that committment to everyone. Being pregnant isn't a reason, sex
>(good, bad, or in the case of virgins, non-existant) isn't a reason,
>religion isn't a reason, being in love isn't a reason. 

	Well, now I'm confused ... I can understand why some of the reasons
that Chuq has listed above should *not* be reasons to get married, but
then what *are* valid reasons to get married?

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