[HairOfTheDog]

He's not your husband, since you're not married. You're not married because you have intentionally rejected children. There are three essential components to a valid marriage: the intention of an exclusive lifetime commitment at the time of the wedding, mutual care of the spouses, and openness to bringing children into the world. Simply stated, God intended marriage for the propagation of the human race.

I've been reading along down the back-and-forth on this thread, and you win the "Most Useless Advice" Award.

[Fawn]

I categorize it as total BS.

[Aquinasfan]

I've been reading along down the back-and-forth on this thread, and you win the "Most Useless Advice" Award.

What advice did I offer?

My point is that these two have never been married, since one of the essential components of marriage is the willingness to bring new life into the world.

Otherwise, there is no difference between marriage and any other relationship, like, for instance, a sexual relationship between two men, or three men, or... you get the idea.

[gleeaikin]

"One of the three essential components to a valid marriage: openness to bringing children into the world."

I am a widow in her 60's. Some day I may wish to marry again. I can no longer have children. Does this mean that if I marry again it will not be a valid marriage? How narrow-minded can you be?