their child/children. People decide to get married for several different reasons. One reason is for the availability of sex. It is thought that married people will have sex more often than single people but studies prove that married people have sex less often. Another reason why people decide to get married for sex is because of their religion. Certain religions preach abstinence before marriage. Instead of a couple “living in sin‚” they’ll get married just to have a clear conscious about having
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same-sex married couples however‚ The Defense of Marriage Act states that for all legal purposes marriage is a union between one man and one woman therefore‚ federal marriage benefits are not extended to same-sex married couples. States with legalized civil unions including Connecticut‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ and Vermont allow same-sex married couples state benefits. The authors go on to describe the differences of state and federal benefits. These include that same-sex married couples are allowed
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When two people—any two people—are in love‚ they should be able to openly express their love for each other by becoming married. However‚ not everyone is legally able to get married. A love shared by two people of the same sex cannot be binding because of petty laws that prohibit gay and lesbian couples to get married. It is ridiculous that two people in love cannot get married and commit to a lifetime together if they are of the same sex. Love is love‚ need I say more? Many people in today’s society
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Marriage The most important quality of a married couple is love. In a marriage important issues such as attitudes‚ responsibilities‚ religion‚ finances‚ career‚ and whether or not to have children should be discussed so that the couple can learn each other’s views regarding the issues to determine compatibility. Building a happy marriage is the result of conscious effort on the part of a husband‚ and wife. A lifelong union that people bound together by a bond of love‚ which is spiritual as well
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Progressively more couples today are deciding to live together before saying “I do.” According to Wendy Manning‚ co-director of the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green‚ Ohio‚ two-thirds of couples now live together before marriage‚ compared to one-half of couples 20 years ago (Mann). These couples are living together to get to know their partner‚ to save money on rent‚ and to ensure that they spend time together. Some of these cohabiting
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SOCI-2301 Marriage & Family David Arizmendi December 9‚ 2013 Marriage Vows “Till death do us part.” A common phrase exchanged between couples during a traditional wedding ceremony. It is vow of faithfulness and a life-long promise of unconditional love. As one exchanges vows to one another‚ they are sharing a very intimate yet public declaration of love. Most couples traditionally use words to express their feelings. Some recite poems‚ sing songs‚ or simply speak from the heart. But what exactly are
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intimate or close union” by Merriam Webster. Marriage has been used for mutual benefit‚ personal benefit‚ or just the simple uniting of a couple in love. Happy marriages seem to be rare now with the stress of jobs‚ life’s struggles‚ or just the simple temptations that can tear a marriage apart and even the lack of love. In history marriage wasn’t the uniting of a couple in love‚ it was for the benefit of kingdoms or families. Marriage was used to unite families for mutual benefit to gain a higher standing
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you imagine watching all your friends getting married‚ divorced‚ married again and divorced again and you haven’t even had the chance to marry once? This is real for almost all same sex couples. I am all for making same sex marriage legal nation wide. People focus to much on their genders and not so much the love the two have for each other. Not letting a couple get married based on their sex is discrimination. I don’t think letting them get married will ruin the reputation of marriage. When it comes
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why same-sex couples are not allowed to marry in California. Prop 8 was passed to maintain the 14th amendment right that marriage in California is to remain between a man and a woman. Although this is a law in California it does not affect those who were married prior to the law and its passing. Many feel that this law is necessary to prevent these unions‚ while many feel that it is a violation of a person’s right to marry who they may
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as well as grant homosexual married couples all of the rights that are offered to heterosexual married couples. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prohibits federal recognition and benefits of same sex couples in any of the states where such unions are legal. To date DOMA has been ruled as unconstitutional in four states by the state Supreme Court on the basis that the government could not justify discriminating against gay men and lesbians that are legally married. While this may sound like a
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