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Four Myths About Living Together Without Marriage
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| Mar 01, 2006
| Janice Shaw Crouse
Posted on 03/01/2006 7:09:06 AM PST by ZGuy
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To: frogjerk
I don't think so. When I but a pet or a car I'm not thinking about becoming one with it.The dogmatic mindset is remarkable in its denseness.
Most reasonable people will easily understand that I was referring to the process, not the underlying intention or commitment.
Your quoting scripture just lost me.
I am happy that the discussion is over.
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:21:12 AM PST
by
Publius6961
(Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
To: frogjerk
He shoots! He SCORES! The crowd goes wild!!!
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:21:17 AM PST
by
null and void
(I nominate Sept 11th as "National Moderate Muslim Silence Day". - Mr. Rational)
To: ZGuy
So Whats the Conclusion? A lot of women are desparate for acceptance.
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:23:34 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.)
To: mtbopfuyn
Yup. Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:25:47 AM PST
by
Theo
To: sandbar
so we made a 'family quilt' with everyone's first and middle name embroidered in the quilt. It hangs on our wall. That is sooo nice!
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:27:49 AM PST
by
areafiftyone
(Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
To: frogjerk
IF I wanted to get married my partner would marry me but we discussed it years ago and decided its not for either of us. Even now we don't want it.
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:31:04 AM PST
by
areafiftyone
(Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
To: rarestia
The trick is to stop looking for the "right girl" in fact stop looking period .... thats when you find some one who is interesting. You may be compatible you may not but don't give up hope.
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:31:30 AM PST
by
SouthernBoyupNorth
("For my wings are made of Tungsten, my flesh of glass and steel..........")
To: not2worry
Thank God my ex was too stupid to move in with her boyfriend when we were married only nine years. Divorce was final 8 days before (what would of been) our tenth anniversary.
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:37:50 AM PST
by
GreenOgre
(mohammed is the false prophet of a false god.)
To: ZGuy
Four Myths About Living Together Without MarriageWhy stop at four? I might have been convinced that this person knows my life better than me if she could have come up with at least 6 more straw men.
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:39:05 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: Aquinasfan
? The author said the average length of cohabitation is 18 months. If they'd been married instead of cohabitating, that would mean they'd be divorced instead of simply going their own ways. Even though the odds of married people splitting is less than those cohabitating, that still means in those 18 months there would be divorces instead of simple splits.
To: Antoninus
Those of us who have married superior women take exception to idiotic statements like this. Wow, that's what I call conceit and arrogance! All in one sentence too!
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:46:15 AM PST
by
Melas
(What!? Read or learn something? Why would anyone do that, when they can just go on being stupid)
To: Paloma_55
I don't know about other states, but California will pay for the abortion whether she's single, married, rich, or poor.
172
posted on
03/01/2006 9:49:00 AM PST
by
nickcarraway
(I'm Only Alive, Because a Judge Hasn't Ruled I Should Die...)
To: angcat
How old is your daughter? Your account of the sleepover is pretty meaningless without that important tidbit.
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:50:29 AM PST
by
Melas
(What!? Read or learn something? Why would anyone do that, when they can just go on being stupid)
To: 70times7
Ah yes, the "marriage won't be saved until it costs less to divorce" argument. Can you ~really~ get that house of cards to stand up?
The truth is, marriage ~should~ be expensive to divorce from when kids are involved. The truth is, while I sympathize with the cost of child support, most men would not choose to reverse roles with the mother. They bitch, but they'd rather write checks than deal with getting kids dressed and off to day care before work. They complain, but it's nice only to have the kids on weekends when it's play time. People whine about bad divorces, but they still do it. I can only conclude that something about the divorce looked better than the alternative.
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:53:03 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: N. Theknow
A lot of women are desperate for acceptance. And such are the natural prey of some men.
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:57:37 AM PST
by
null and void
(I nominate Sept 11th as "National Moderate Muslim Silence Day". - Mr. Rational)
To: Melas
She will be 11 this month.
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:58:06 AM PST
by
angcat
To: rarestia
The litigious nature of society and the prevalence of youth who find marriage and love disposable gives me little hope of finding a like-minded woman in this world.The fact that men and women are wired, and therefore think so differently makes finding a like-minded woman very hard. Then add the truck load of excrement that our current educational system & society crams into the heads of boys and girls and I would say it is darn near impossible. Men a women were designed to complement and complete each other. But actually having that happen is a process that requires levels of self awareness and selflessness from both parties such that it is nearly as rare as a lottery win.
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posted on
03/01/2006 10:07:31 AM PST
by
70times7
(An open mind is a cesspool of thought)
To: areafiftyone
>>>so we made a 'family quilt' with everyone's first and middle name embroidered in the quilt. It hangs on our wall.
That is sooo nice!>>>
Thank you!! I thought so too and it solved the being the "Blank" family. We are a family, just have different last names.
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posted on
03/01/2006 10:24:33 AM PST
by
sandbar
To: ZGuy
My husband and I lived together before we were married. However, we lived together knowing we would always be married sometime in the future. After 9 months of just living together, he proposed. A year and a half later (after wedding planning) we were married. We both agree that divorce is something that is not an option.
We were not Christians when we moved in together. Had we both been, I don't think we would have lived together. I literally had nowhere else to go, but I would have figured something out.
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posted on
03/01/2006 10:27:47 AM PST
by
arizonarachel
(wear our the cats? 2-24-06)
To: Melas
Wow, that's what I call conceit and arrogance! All in one sentence too!
How so? I married up and I know it. I'm not ashamed to admit it.
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posted on
03/01/2006 10:28:10 AM PST
by
Antoninus
(The only reason you're alive today is because your parents were pro-life.)
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