Sad commentary on marriage

[Lisa4Catholics]

'‘Til Death Do Us Part’ Is Dying OutFriday, July 22, 2005
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In some weddings, “'til death do us part” is going the way of “to honor and obey” — that is, out the window.

Vows like “For as long as we continue to love each other,” “For as long as our love shall last” and “Until our time together is over” are increasingly replacing the traditional to-the-grave vow — a switch that some call realistic and others call a recipe for failure.

“We’re hearing that a lot — ‘as long as our love shall last.’ I personally think it’s quite a statement on today’s times — people know the odds of divorce,” said New Jersey wedding expert Sharon Naylor ([search](javascript:siteSearch(‘Sharon Naylor’)), author of “Your Special Wedding Vows,” who adds that the rephrasing is also part of a more general trend toward personalizing vows.
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[CinciMom]

I read this earlier and thought how said this is. What are we coming to as a society? I found this pretty pathetic. I guess nothing appears to be sacred any more in this day and age.

 

[Mom_of_one]

How about “For as long as I find you hot”?

Or, “Until I find someone else who turns me on”?

Or, “Until all your money runs out”?

Or, “Until you turn 40, you hair starts to turn gray, your boobs sag, and I find some 19 year old college co-ed who finds my balding head, love handles, and red Corvette really attractive”?

At least these are more honest.

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

Well then, maybe everyone should start getting married in the Byzantine Churches. The Mystery of Crowning. There are no vows exchanged.

 

[JimG]

“As long as love shall last…”

In other words, they’re not promising anything.

Not for better or worse. Not in sickness and in health.
Not in good times and in bad. Not till death do us part.

Good news for marriage tribunals, since a marriage without a commitment to permanence is not a marriage at all.

People who write their own vows need to save a copy of them to present to the tribunal as proof that the marriage never existed.

 

[Brain]

boy would that be sinful though, intentionally contracting what you know to be an invalid marraige.

 

[MJE]

As a woman I would think woman getting married with out something more “foreverish” would be, in their heart of hearts, anxious. These woman, like many modern sexually liberated women, are lying to themselves. And in the end just more children from unstable/broken homes.

 

[Lisa4Catholics]

MJE:

As a woman I would think woman getting married with out something more “foreverish” would be, in their heart of hearts, anxious. These woman, like many modern sexually liberated women, are lying to themselves. And in the end just more children from unstable/broken homes.

I am with you if my husband started rattling off those kinds of vows I would have run away broken hearted:nope: If you can even call them vows,they vow to love you until something better comes along?

 

[JimG]

Brain:

boy would that be sinful though, intentionally contracting what you know to be an invalid marraige.

Maybe so, but I suspect that in many “marriages” today, even those performed in Catholic churches, the parties intend something less than permanence and fidelity to one partner till death. If so, it’s not remarkable that there are so many “null” marriages.

 

[KnightoftheRose]

My girlfriend would absolutely kill me if I ever uttered a vow that insincere and lame.

Me:“For as long as we continue to love each other…”
Her: “What?!” kicks me in the groin and walks away

 

[bapcathluth]

Momofone:

How about “For as long as I find you hot”?

Or, “Until I find someone else who turns me on”?

Or, “Until all your money runs out”?

Or, “Until you turn 40, you hair starts to turn gray, your boobs sag, and I find some 19 year old college co-ed who finds my balding head, love handles, and red Corvette really attractive”?

At least these are more honest.

I thought these were very funny, and unfortunately, they seem to be the intention of many who vow the traditional way. I certainly know of more than one couple who vowed, “Till death do us part.” and still divorced.