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From: gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social
Subject: Re: Living in sin?
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Date: Fri, 1-Feb-85 09:14:19 EST
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> From: rsk@stat-l (Wombat)

> In article <1091@houxm.UUCP> gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner) writes:
>> I think that the reason that there are bad marriages are becuase the people
>> didn't get married because they really loved each other

>	I'll concur more-or-less with Chuqui on this one; people change.
> Sometimes they change in different directions, and marriages, just like
> any other relationship, go sour.

This seems to be the case these days.  10-20 years ago, married couples seemed
to be more willing to work things out.  Nowadays, I guess with the women's
liberation movement and other changing attitudes there's less pressure from
family, friends, and society at large to keep a marriage working.

>	For these among other reasons, I've decided that if I ever tie the
> knot (gasp! shudder!), the words "...til death do you part" will not appear
> in the ceremony.  I think it's pretty bogus to make a promise contingent on
> one's emotional state years later...perhaps a better phrasing would be
> "...til it doesn't work anymore".  A bit of a radical proposal, I know, but
> at least it's honest (for me).

A lot of people seem to be writing their own vows these days.  I guess that's
the best thing to do if you're going to get married by the state and you're
not sure that you can keep the traditional marriage vows.
-- 
If you wanna ride, don't ride the white horse.

Greg Skinner (gregbo)
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