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Sunday, March 7, 2010
/ -4:57 PM
Should marriage be a lifelong commitment? (No, due to Responsibility & Commitment)
Marriage is like a partnership, an irresponsible partner inevitably causing disavowal within a marriage. Selfishness of the partner may result in treating their significant other half for granted, shunning away from their responsibilities. As a result, the significant other upholds responsibility to solve the problems brought by their partners. This could be seen as an attempt to reconcile the marriage. [Example: 57% of couples cited that financial problems as their primary cause of divorce, a survey conducted by Citibank. If one person is mismanaging funds, the strain comes when it doesn't benefit the other party. It puts a strain on who will be the person to handle the finances].
Marriage too requires commitment. However, in reality any long term relationship obstacles and problems will inevitably arise. More often than not, withdrawal from these arguments will seem as the only resolution. Also, individual goals and perspectives set by the couple that either of the partner is going to object to. Therefore it seems that lifelong commitment in marriage is not viable
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