How important is marriage to you?

[Chazmatazz269]

On a scale of one to ten, one being “I don’t carry about marriage at all” and ten being “getting married is the most important part of life”, how important is marriage to you, and why? What experiences and observations influenced your thoughts and feelings on marriage? How likely might those change with new experiences?

[BCRanger10]

Marriage is very important, both to me personally and to society at large. It's important to me specifically because I, with my wife, am raising members of the next generation. Our children are our legacy. On a personal note, my wife has helped me to grow and mature in ways that I hadn't thought about before.

It's important to society as a whole because marriage and family are the basic building block of society. Marriages make families, families make neighborhoods, neighborhoods make cities, cities make states, territories, and provinces, and from them come nations.

My views on marriage stem largely from my religious beliefs (I am a Catholic). I've also seen a lot of the attitudes and beliefs that a lot of other people have about marriage today, attitudes and beliefs which have been very harmful.

From what I've observed, a lot of people view marriage as something that they transition naturally into, rather than something that they freely and consciously choose. They put way too much emphasis on "compatibility", which is important, but that on its own is not what makes a marriage last. Something else I've started thinking about lately is that people seem to take prenuptial agreements more seriously than the marriage bond itself.

I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that there are a lot of unhealthy ideas that people have about marriage and I think that in the not-too-distant future, we're going to see some other and more serious problems in the world today that will be incredibly difficult to fix.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Marriage is like a hurricane there is a lot of blowing in the beginning & when it’s all said & done your house is gone. As for me I have never been married & I don’t n’t end to get married. To me marriage is just a piece of paper & the only ones that benefit from that piece of paper are divorce lawyers. On the other hand I think the bond is stronger when two people are just together unmarried.

[Topaz1979]

Very important, If I date I date with the intention of getting married!. I'm wishy washy on the kids thing but If I find a man who wants to have kids with me then I just might do it, I'm open minded on it, if I find a man who does not want kids then great i'll be happy with either.

I can think and think about what my life is going to be like but our fates are sealed and there isn't a thing we can do to change them if your fate says you'll never marry, you'll divorce, you'll have 3 kids, you'll stay single etc etc. then that's your fate all you can do is accept it with open arms and try to make the best of it, see the bright sides of your situation and savor them a lot otherwise you'll be miserable...

[Topaz1979]

our fates are sealed and our fates will be a surprise to most of us because we will not be anticipating them at all.

[IveGotNoName]

Definitely not a 10 because of course the act of getting married isn't the most important. Many people never get married and still have long lasting loving relationships, and many people get married just to get divorced a year later. However, it's definitely important to me. In the sense that I want to get married, but that's mostly because being married gives quite a bit of stability not in the relationship, but mostly in the eyes of other people. I don't want to have kids without being married first.

[jennifer_bloom]

I am loyal to my friends so I would probably be even more loyal to my husband but I try to not need a guy because I want to marry out of choice and not out of neediness and desperation.

[Guy13]

I want a marriage, family, and wife

[BlueScorpio]

It's important to me cause it's the ultimate level of commitment. Plus I don't want to be shacking up with a man who's not my husband for the rest of my life, in God's eyes you're suppose to be husband and wife, not forever boyfriend and girlfriend. There's no point in playing house, if you're going to be together then you might as well get married but people today want to leave the door open in their relationships these days so I'm not surprised.

[BlueScorpio]

Plus a lack marriage creates broken families and people that don't know how to maintain relationships. Yes not every marriage is perfect, we get that but you really don't want your kids seeing a whole lot of men and women coming in out mom or dads life thinking that's normal.

[LazerBean]

8. I love being married, I wouldn't change a thing, but I feel like putting it at a 10 would mean it's your main goal and purpose in life and that you should get married even if you don't find someone you feel is right for you. And I don't believe that.

[Ill_made_Knight]

1. Not at all. Marriage is a government contract. If it is helpful to you in some way tax wise or whatever.. go for it.
Having said that if I have entered into a relationship with someone I consider that to be much the same as marriage and will be fiercely loyal.

[Saarr]

I'd say I give it a 4, it's not a must for me: I'm not waiting for marriage and I don't view getting married as the biggest goal in a relationship. In my opinion there are way more important ways to show each other how much you love them.
However, I do really like a nice party, dressing up, meeting all of my loved ones and stuff like that. I'd love to get married, just for the experience, the food, the dress, the dancing and the social interactions.

[Izza101]

It’s not important to me because I don’t want to get married.

[TroyDT]

If the laws were equitable, maybe. Under current laws, less than 1.

[mrmonogamous]

It is the ultimate commitment. I think children are the most important part of life, but that requires marriage in the first place.

[OlderThanILook]

I don't care about it at all. I'm probably staying single for the rest of my life anyway.

[AddylynnNightingale]

I can go without, but I'm not opposed to it.

[rabbitzzz]

If I had a girlfriend I can vibe with I would probably marry her. Why not? But two dry dates and talk of marriage come up. Nah.

[zagor]

Not.

I've known some girls in the past that I could have seen myself marrying, but it's been a while since I met anyone even interesting.

[KrakenAttackin]

Real marriage is between a man and a woman, before God. Modern marriage is between anyone but with the Government replacing God. Awful.

[msc545]

Do you mean that thing where I sign a contract that allows a woman to take everything I have and ruin my life? That one? Not likely!

[TacosRAwesome]

6 or 7. I'd love to get married if I find my person.

[moonpie89]

Important but I'm not in a rush to make that commitment yet

[Backstage_]

Very important and even crucial for me to build my family up.

[EaterPeter]

Very unimportant. It is free retirement plan for most

[EaterPeter]

Thanks for like!

[Tina19]

It's not important for me

[jimmy2]

I was married for 36 years and one month and 5 hours. Marriage is hard but worth it

[rabbitzzz]

why was?

[MiseriaCantareAFI]

not at all

it's a monetary, sham

[Midgetmcwidget]

It’s 11 out of 10.

[melanieeeB]

On a scale from 1 -10 , it's a 2 for me

[Nikki1989]

Marriage was very important to me.

[Justneedtokno]

A good 8. Leaving 2 off if I don’t make it there

[pink-jilly]

I dont rush it

[shortster]

Twelve

[Noodle_fan]

zero

[MrTaboo]

A 15