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Master Don Juan
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You didn't answer my question. Instead, you assumed a lot of things about where I stand on the issue. You are arguing that hypotheticals should not be used. Then go ahead and tell us, what are the non-hypothetical pros and cons, in your opinion, of getting married.Peña said:I see only criticizing from your guy's side of the argument. Nothing positive about marriage at all. When I stand up for something normal like marriage I get called names and accused of attacking people when they are doing the attacks.
Where is your argument in support of marriage? I don't base on hypotheticals since anything can happen. I work with a man who has been married 30 years. He is in love with his wife since the first day and so is she. Another guy got divorced in 3 years when it went wrong. Which hypothetical are you going to use? The good or the bad? It depends on each individual not on a hypothetical based on divorces to make your claim of marriage being bad. A poll says so many people got divorced and then you assume you will get divorced too because of a poll and will not get married. That is a stupid way to think. Marriage is a normal thing to do and a few people in the fringe want to attack it getting others to join along.
Your argument has no steam. You guys say people get divorced so I might get divorced too. A weak argument based on fear and hypotheticals. Why not look at successful marriages based on a positive hypothetical? It goes both ways right like you say? People die in car accidents each day. I don't see anybody talking about hypotheicals of getting in car accident when you drive. It's pick and choose hypotheticals you guys do. You hate marriage so you pick the bad hypothetical for your fictional narrative. You like to drive so you do not use those bad hypotheticals for accidents. None of you have been married but you hate on something you never tried. Seems really strange to me.
By saying that marriage is "normal," you are saying that all those who don't marry are "abnormal." Everything that is attained in marriage, except the tax deduction, is possible without marriage, which is just a piece of paper uniting two individuals under the law.
Non-hypotheticals: up to 60-80% of divorce request are made by women; most people divorce within two years of getting married.
Marriage is more of a tradition. Today it serves no true purpose. Someone who is really interested in being with you will stay with you regardless of whether a piece of paper says you should.