[ArGee]

To prevent these bad matches or to help get the marriage off on a better start, marrying couples should be required to undergo several hours of marriage classes and/or marital counseling from a licensed minister or marriage counselor.

Actually, parents used to do that during a long ritual called "courtship" where the couple spent more time figuring their relationship out than making out (or fornicating).

The problem is that marriage is seen as something done to fulfill the person getting married, not something givin as an unreserved gift to the person you are marrying. People divorce because it isn't fun anymore so what did they really do, get married or shack up with a certificate?

Contrary to popular opinion, Jesus did not counter Moses' law for divorce. Jesus confirmed it as something required in a fallen world. But He did emphasize that divorce wasn't to be taken lightly. It's a last resort of desparate people who are being destroyed by the marriage.

Shalom.

[codyjacksmom]

"The problem is that marriage is seen as something done to fulfill the person getting married, not something givin as an unreserved gift to the person you are marrying. People divorce because it isn't fun anymore so what did they really do, get married or shack up with a certificate?"

When I married, it was forever...that was the intention and the vow. After 13 years of putting every bit of myself into it, I'm ready to check out. Unless you've lived in this hell, don't judge others that are trying to get out of it.