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Date: Mon Dec 6, 2004 by Philip Lim Someone asked me the other day if i was going to ever get married? That question made me think about formalized gay marriages or domestic partnership rights. Do we really need some form of legal ties to keep us together? Even str8 couples get divorced. So how effective is that in keeping two people who are in love with each other together? Probably not that effective, looking at the number of broken families around. I think the main thing is love, and acceptance of each other's quirks and habits. So, Yes I would like to have someone I can call dear, darling or sweetheart every morning and once at night might even go as far as a set of rings but... I seriously doubt that I would fly all the way to Europe just to get married... Anyone has other opinions?
Selected quotes from responses Date: Tue Dec 7, 2004 The Real Meaning of Marriage What is the real meaning of marriage? Just an agreement between two people promising each other as well as the world to love and take care of each other, but does this really happen? In many cases.. NO!! I dont think the word "marriage" actually exists in our dictionary, because marriage is just the legal binding of two people in front of the world, and if the world doesnt accept people like us, than whats the point of getting married if you know that both you guys have love and affection for each other which does not need to be proven. Why Marriage? Well, there is a legal reason. If one of the partners dies,what happens financially to the other. How many long or short term partners think of the possibility that one might be left behind, losing his loved one and everything that belonged to the deceased. If you care for each othert hen you also have to care for each others welfare. Make a legal last wish (testament). I think don't think that it is necessary to have a "ceremony" just to prove to everyone dear to you, that you want to be true to your lover/partner. it is after all, the stand that two people take to promise to be loyal and loving to one another, that makes a relationship last not a ceremony of sorts. I will not support
Gay Marriage for maintaining a relationship. What concerns me most in a long term relationship, is my partner's welfare and wealth protection. My concern similar to the others is simply if I or he were to die, at least some of the assets we have built together stays with the living partner. That is most important. From my point of view, two person of the same sex CAN achieve the sentimental ideal of marriage perfectly well. When it comes to commitment, love, loyalty, faithfulness etc, the sex of the people involved is really not important at all! In that case, WHY THE NEED TO NARROWLY DEFINE MARRIAGE AS SOLELY BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN? The law, after all, is only man made. If that is the case, then it all boils down to square one. Gay Rights. The right for gay people to live and to love, and basically just go through their ordinary everyday life like anybody else in the world. We are not asking much. Just something equal. We are after all, equal human beings.
It
is all about equal rights
Well, talking about
equal rights. That includes the right for tax relief. Why are we paying
so much tax as compare to married couple with children? We are contributing
more to the country and yet they are not recognizing our rights. And imagine
if you and your partner
Date: Thu Dec 9, 2004 10:52am Marriage
cannot be used as a tool to tie a person Gay marriage is for equal rights and not to be used as a way to sustain relationship. Marriage is about two individuals who are ready to commit to each other and willing to take the responsibility to be loyal to each other, to love each other forever. It cannot be used as a tool to tie a person.
Date: Fri Dec 10, 2004 0:58pm Commitment
of two individuals " 'Legal Marriage'
(gay marriage) is for equal rights and not to be used as a way to sustain
relationship."
Planning
about the future
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