Posted on 02/14/2018 2:51:01 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
OTOH if it's majority Christians that reproduce among the new gens because the others are too selfish or incapable of relating to other humans, not such a bad thing.
“Do millennials even believe in God these days?”
I respect your views about the importance of God in marriage. Maybe we need a concerted effort to get back to that.
But as any divorced man can tell you, modern marriage, at its core, is merely a financial and legal arrangement between 2 people and their government, with a variety of tax and personal finance implications.
I have asked several women if they would be interested in church marriage - without signing the legal papers - and they all scoffed.
I have attended plenty of church weddings where the couple swore to God that they would stay married for the rest of their lives. Now they’re divorced. So they lied to God. They don’t see anything wrong with it, it’s just a play they were in once.
For today’s women, modern marriage is about money, status, and lots of fun wedding photos for their instagram.
>>Custody, of course, is critical.
A 19 year old walked into a school and killed 17 people today. There’s a hell of a lot more critical things in the decision to make a baby in today’s America than custody.
Hint: things are NOT going to get better.
I’m counting on the generations that follow to do the right thing. Millennials not so much.
I have to defer to your statement. I married a real Christian Latina conservative so the rules were completely different. Had plenty of encounters with American leftist women who played to what you describe. Made my escape as quickly as possible.
True. Too many false Christians out there. Anyone who thinks they can be a democrat and a Christian for starters...
Christian-family-commitment. People look for shortcuts way to much. Stay away from potential relationship partners where their happiness can only come from external material sources.
The absence of fathers correlates directly to daughters and sons going awry.
Custody is completely central.
When the wife and I pledged ourselves to each other, we meant it and it made us both stronger.
“...will take the Biblical view of it being a sacred institution where the vows mean what they say.”
My brother gave a toast at my groom’s dinner. “Marriage is a fine institution. But who the heck wants to live in an institution!?”
My wife and I are coming up on 30 years - my brother must be about 45 years. I had a real hard time proposing to my wife - and she knew it. She also knew that once I did, she’d have me for life. (For better or worse!)
We’re coming up on 26 years - wish we had discovered each other earlier than we did....
Bingo! For the modern woman, marriage is "forever" until "I get bored, want nicer things, find a "better" man, etc"
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