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To: Publius6961
The uncertainty of no marriage can have a stabilizing effect on expectations and hence effort to maintain the relationship.

Please explain this as I am trying to parse this sentence but I don't get your meaning.

105 posted on 03/01/2006 8:45:02 AM PST by frogjerk (LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
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To: frogjerk; Publius6961

Ah. Good. I'm not the only one.


114 posted on 03/01/2006 8:50:16 AM PST by null and void (I nominate Sept 11th as "National Moderate Muslim Silence Day". - Mr. Rational)
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To: frogjerk
Ill take a stab at it....

The uncertainty of no marriage - IE Shacking up

Can have a stabilizing effect on expectation's - IE two mature individuals are forced to communicate to work out issues

and hence effort to maintain the relationship - IE there is a commitment to keep the comfort level stable and flourishing.
115 posted on 03/01/2006 8:50:38 AM PST by SouthernBoyupNorth ("For my wings are made of Tungsten, my flesh of glass and steel..........")
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To: frogjerk
Please explain this as I am trying to parse this sentence but I don't get your meaning.

It's diffucult to summarize in one sentence, what volumes have been written about.
Human nature tends to be self-centered, and most marriages, successful or not, has an owner and an ownee, not always the same sex.
Marriage make this possible. If the ownee is free to leave at any time, there is less of a tendency for the worst devils of human nature to overcome the owner.

123 posted on 03/01/2006 8:56:09 AM PST by Publius6961 (Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
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