Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!regard From: regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard) Newsgroups: net.philosophy,net.religion,net.singles Subject: marriage = commitment Message-ID: <508@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 16:30:40 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcc.508 Posted: Thu Jun 27 16:30:40 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Jul-85 06:18:46 EDT Organization: TTI, Santa Monica, CA. Lines: 25 Xref: watmath net.philosophy:2001 net.religion:7194 net.singles:7582 > >>I just think that commitment is the keyword here, but it does not >>necessarily have to be towards marriage. > Nice sentiment, Colin, but marriage IS commitment and the MOST > commitment IS marriage. > Rick Merrill > Check that. Marriage is A commitment. One of a number of possiblities. It amazes me that many people (like maybe one in the past 20 I have dis- cussed my situation with) see only _one_ outcome of an ongoing SO rela- tionship. Marriage is also a legal contract with rights and priviledges that are defined state by state. Marriage also carries a certain amount of social debris that a couple may not welcome. It may bear religious connotations to which the couple does not subscribe. On a personal level, I heartily disagree with your statement that the most commitment is marriage, but then, I don't know you, and I'm not about to get married to you, so it doesn't matter much to me. But, a word of advice, do talk it over when/if you decide to get married, since she may not see it in quite the same light. Adrienne Regard