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[tinkkk]

so me and mary had this crazy conversation about marriage and society and ummm machineness the other night. i used to think about marriage as just something that would eventually happen because everyone finds someone they want to "spend the rest of their life with", but the truth is after a certain point they are obligated to spend the rest of

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[strong_bad_esp]

dimsho, i remmeber having talks along these lines with you sometimes, and you'd either be a crazy 16 year old girl and be really difficult or you'd blow my mind with insight.

i don't think you should view marriage so negativly. its a beautiful thing. when i see my parents i can see that they are very much in love with eachother. they may not show it as much as they used to when they were in that 5 year bubble, but its still deffinetly apparent. they both found someone whom they knew they could enjoy the rest of their lives with. i think thats pretty remarkable.
and marriage wasn't just created out of western religion ... there is a whole lot of history behind it. it primarily began as an assurance to the child created between both parents, so as to ensure a healthy upbrining into the world.
i guess it sort of is a 'lock' to be stuck together, but in a good sense cause i think both people generally would like to have a steady hit ... hah im rambling and i love you

hit it and quit it

[tinkkk]

well it's like, for me, i can't see myself giving anything to a person for them to have control over. not that i can't trust people, i trust people way too much sometimes, but why put myself in that position? i can do shit completely on my own and at the same time have people/a person i "love" for support. while your parents may be happy with each other, my mom married my dad when she was 20 after dating him on and off since she was 13. (talk about young and undeveloped) she married him because he was always there when she would get hurt by other guys and she was the love of his life and she didnt think anyone would love her as much as he did. so basically after 20 something years of being completely happy and feeling trapped she said fuck this and got a divorce and 4 years later married my stepdad who she was friends with in high school as well, except he was the dork that always followed her around and she didnt want anything to do with him most of the time because is was and still is annoying. what i'm getting at is, people can get