Why do people get married?

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NUNU	TWO PEOPLE ARE BETTER THAN ONE BECAUSE IF ONE FALLS THE OTHER ONE CAN HELP HIM UP SO WHAT IF NO ONE TO PICK U UP. ITS GOOD TO HAVE YOUR OWN FAMILY AND ALSO FOR CHILDREN TO HAVE BOTH PARENTS TOGETHER. MARRIAGE IS A GIFT FROM GOD SO YOU DO NT NEED TO DIVORCE WHEN YOU PROBLEMS , YOU JUST NEED TO SIT DOWN AND SOLVE THAT PROBLEM IN EVERY RELATIONSHIP THERE ARE UPS AND DOWNS. BUT YOU NEED TO RESPECT EACH OTHER. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

K McD	To be each other's one and only Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

GranolaGurl	I think when people feel their needs are met with a certain person they decide to stop looking and pick just one person. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

modupsy 4 Jesus	People get married for various reasons such as: To get a life or love partner.To have a wife or a husband to get a child through.They also get married because they fall in love with the one they one to get married to.Above all, God's reasons for instituting marriage are (a) For the married ones to have companionship that is friendship.(b) for procreation that is giving birth to replanish the world (c) To avoid fornication that is to have a sex parthner withour sinning against God. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

blondie21_97504	Man some of the answers on here WOW. Well I got married because of being in love with the person that I was with and knowing that was the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with for better or for worse. I had dated lots of guys and never found the right one that I felt comfortable with that I wanted to be with until I got old a gray. But then the right one came along and I am married to him still. Sure it's only been 3 1/2 years but I still can say that I love him and I am in love with him and I don't want anybody else except him. But I can say that some people get married for the wrong reasons. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sam1969	because if you can't find your girl then you are a loser....if you do ..you are a loser again. You lose either way! ENJOY! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

iCCC	It is a common mistake. Mostly done to have legitimate sex. Men think it will be daily. Usually weekly if they are lucky. Marriage should only be entered into to have children and provide them with a stable home. Most marriages end in divorce. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

John	When you love some one you want to be committed and you would want that person to be committed to you . Marriage is is an umbrella of love. now different people and different cultures have different views and reasons. I asked my self that question when I moved to live in America . Marriage did not make much sense but now I kind of know why people would want to get married and I think in the US it would mean lower taxes on the financial side also it will get you in a more acceptable social position. at the end whet ever the reason is . Marriage organizes our lives and I am for it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

oianzinho	So that men can feel like they know that their wives' children are also their own children. Once men realized where babies came from, they used their stronger upper bodies to subdue women into monogamous relationships in order to be able to track their descendants. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Rafael Maria Castellano	It's nowadays just a convention contract because you can live together with another person in alleged freedom, being young and believing yo'll never grow old, and sudendly becoming a widow/widower but not married. And so you not only suffer the existential and emotive sorrow, but therefore you have no means of annuity pension and you must keep on living. But let's have joke to laugh or smile. It's said that politics make strange bedfellows. Marriage_ the strangest! It's up to you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

gurcharand	Marriage is just a relationship where two individuals can live together and or get into a sexual union, wanting kids. Sometimes the two love each other. Then sometimes you HAVE to get married like in some countries you get arranged marriages. So your parents choose who you marry. Or in another case you could happened to get some girl pregnant, then you kind of have to get married. And that's about it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

QueryJ	People get married because it is part of the natural law to wed, as the two shall become as one. But the legal aspect is for society to recognize the children of the marriage. The third reason is that God has a special plan for his creation and the family and the marriage is a sacred part of this plan. All of these reasons are important to the bridal arrangement that begins long before the couple even decides to marry. So the committment to marriage belongs in the heart of every single person to recognize a wonderful purpose in all of these things. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

nicrome	hmmm...... it's an institution instituted? by God himself. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nicnac	Katasha missed one: Kids... people sometimes get married to make upcoming or existing kids 'legitimate'. Or, they get married as a prerequisite to having kids i.e. Children must live in a house with a husband and wife, SUV, dog and cat, and basketball hoop in the driveway. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Hammer	To exchange vows of devotion and make a commitment in the presence of witnesses to love, honor and cherish each other, forsaking all others until death causes them to part. The family and friends at the ceremony are part of that vow and swear by their presence to help the couple to stay together. Thus the statement, "If anyone knows why this couple should not be wed, let him speak now or forever hold his peace." Marriage is the most important & sincere covenant a man and a woman will ever make. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Stephanie KNOWS she's smart!	People get married for different reasons. All I can speak for is myself and say that I am getting married, because I have found the person I was meant to be with. I love him more than anything and want to share my life with him and have children with him. I never wanted to have children before meeting him. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

That Dude	One of the MANY reasons to get married is to feel safe with the one you LOVE.It's nice to know someone will be there for you in your life.Having someone to lean on when things are going bad can make you feel it will be okay.Sharing the good and the bad with someone can be very rewarding for the both of you.The world today can make you affaired at times and having someone you can trust and love to talk with and do things together can make life worth living. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

keepin it real	For me; I thought I was in love, but the person I married showed me a new side of himself and I couldnt stand it, and thats why we are getting a divorce right now. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Bad Mood	for tax purposes,cheaper insurance and a better credit score,,,OH i almost forget....and for love Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Kitty	Some for religious reasons, others for practical reasons (insurance, taxes), yet others for security and for social reaons (to not have to spend their lives explaining everyone why they "aren't married yet"). For love? I don't know why would someone marry "for love" - you can just live together and be in love with each other and committed just the same. Marriage is more of a legal/moral choice that goes beyond "love" alone. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Gypsy Gal	I find Love is the"""number one reason"""and spending the rest of our lives together and to show respect and show that we are not cowards and not afraid of a committment, Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Kamy	Well there are may reasons why people get married. I got married because I love my husband, I wanted our relationship to be official, public. Because I believe that when you love someone you commit to that person. Marriage shows committment to being withsomeone for life, that is why people get married. Besides the fact that I'm catholic and just living together does not cut it for me. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

super_ez1	answering this question on valentines day i have to go for their belief that romance exists beyond a one nighter. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Laughing	I married for love and stability......And while it's proven to hard work, I like being married. Sure we could have just moved together and that be it......to me marriage is a sacrifice, you give up being single and being one, to unit with someone for better or worse, sickness and in health, rich or poor.....Would I suggest it? surely depending on the persons involved. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

aj_lets_go_shopping	It's a committment. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tynblessed	they get married for the union of the relationship to commit to one another also it's a partnership between two people who care for each other. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bensbabe	I married for love. We loved living together, but wanted to make a public proclamation that we are completely devoted and committed to each other and each other only. I can't speak for anyone else... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Momma	Umm.....for love? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

John Doe 1st	I can tell you why WE got married. We were in love (and lust) and confident that neither of us were dangerously neurotic or psychotic. We wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. Did we have to get married? No, we didn't. It was merely a detail. What was more important was that we loved each other and knew (OK...gambled) that we both had the emotional maturity required to survive in the long run. And here we are almost 37 years later...happy...horny. What more could one ask for? What I'm saying is that the "marriage" detail is just...a freakin' detail if you've got love and committment. Most guys do a real safety dance around the "C" word. That's one reason why a lot of people get divorced. I'm not suggesting that the blame lies more on the guys' shoulders, by any means. We would still be living together in love (and lust) whether we got married or NOT. What I am saying is that it's a matter of emotional maturity. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Katasha	People get married for all kinds of reasons. Financial, emotional, companionship, friendship, loyalty, fear of being alone...just about any reason can lead someone to marriage. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

t_r_i_s_t_a_2005	Because they are too stupid to use birth control, get preg. and then don't want their baby to be a bastard. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No