The Complexity of Imitating Marriage
July 15, 2003 |
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Transcript
USA Today reported the three cities with the largest percentage of people identifying themselves as unmarried partners includes Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, and Seattle. Just coming off the census bureau report we see that there’s been a 60 percent increase of people cohabitating in Washington State. And it’s worth taking a look into the status of relationships, cohabitation, marriage, and families because all of these tie into people’s personal satisfaction. This also impacts the raising of children who are influenced by their households. In trying to get into how people think about cohabitation, here’s an insight into what one guy thought about imitating marriage: "I might be willing to maybe start considering sort of spending pretty much the rest of my life with you, possibly." What this guy is actually describing is not commitment - it’s complexity. Life can get real complicated when we say, "let’s imitate marriage and live together." The key today is to help the many young people who want to get married sift through all the distractions of life, learn about all the resources available, and devote themselves to all that marriage can be. According to the research, those that do so find benefits that far surpass other living arrangements. |
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