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Permalink Reply by Tim on January 16, 2011 at 12:22am

I totally agree with Richard. I've been married once and divorced once. Marriage is not a good thing for men.

 

I would be in favor of abolishing ALL marriage laws. If either or both partners want financial or legal guarantees then it should be their responsibility to get it in writing before the union.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by justin gold on January 16, 2011 at 8:07am

I got divorced about 3 years ago,And if i ever get married again(I'm not ruling it out)it wouldn't be in a church and would definitely have no religious undertones,If i did want to get married in the future it would have to be a humanist wedding(And she would have to be an atheist,and like dogs)lol

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Permalink Reply by Skycomet the Fallen Angel on January 17, 2011 at 1:38pm

lol...

I have found the same sort of thing since I became an atheist... it is fairly impossible for me to get in a workable romantic relationship with a religious partner. [Religious dates tend to like to try to convince me that my atheism is wrong: sometimes they just mean misguided... other times they mean evil... but either way... a relationship where the partner doesn't respect your views is usually doomed, right?]

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Permalink Reply by Lisa on January 16, 2011 at 2:09am

Well, seein as how I'm already married, its a little late for me.   But I'll be happy to be a cheerleader.

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Permalink Reply by Skycomet the Fallen Angel on January 17, 2011 at 1:36pm

Already married cheerleaders are quite welcome! ^_^

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Permalink Reply by Ava Wilson on January 16, 2011 at 6:40am

I agree it would be more effective for married people to divorce until it was legal. Just refusing to marry won't do anything. It could take a decade or more for it to be legal and I can tell you I am probably not going to go my entire life without getting married. I may make them sign a prenup first, though.

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Permalink Reply by dataguy on January 16, 2011 at 8:27am

Well, I've been happily married to the same woman for nearly 25 years, so I can't join this protest. BUT my wife and I started our own small protest on this issue. We changed our facebook statuses from 'married' to 'in a relationship' with each other. Whenever our friends ask what this is about, we tell them that until every American has the right to marry the one that they love, we're not really proud of the 'married' label.

This protest doesn't require the same level of commitment, but with the right hype I could see it going viral and catching on with a lot of married couples.

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Permalink Reply by Lawrence Pearce on January 16, 2011 at 9:25am

I think that is a very manageable and marketable way of protesting. Great alternative idea.

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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on January 16, 2011 at 12:11pm

Actually, I'm more interested in seeing marriage taken out of the hands of government - it's just an anachronism based on a religious ceremony.  If you want to make a commitment to a relationship in front of all your friends, in a venue where your beliefs are valued, then go right ahead.  Why should there be any legal ramifications to this at all?  Some will say that there are tax benefits to be had - well I don't feel there should be because it discriminates against those who wish to remain single.  Others point out that there are implications to immigration - and I ask why?  As far as rights to determine things on behalf of a dying or incapacitated loved one - that should be predetermined by a legal document called a 'living will'.  Why is there even a government form for declaring who I love?  It's ridiculous.

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Permalink Reply by Richard Raymond on January 16, 2011 at 12:35pm

Well said, Heather ! In my specific cases, two failed marriages!  I did a lousy job of picking mates! But the law, still declares that all assets must be split equally, despite the fact they were gold-diggers!

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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on January 16, 2011 at 12:44pm

Got any gold left?  I might be interested, lol!

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Permalink Reply by Moria Jackson on January 17, 2011 at 8:07pm

LOL I was thinking similarly.  I've been married once, divorced after 2 years and happily single for the last almost 7 years

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