Comments on: From the Strange Marriages File

By: MInTheGap

MInTheGap — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:19:44 +0000

@Mary: I kept trying to find the actual auction, but it’s hard to find things like this on eBay. All the original articles I was seeing didn’t seem to link to the auction either. (Actually, this is probably a good thing, and yet it’s hard to find the conclusion to the story!)

As far as marriage, you’re right. But it’s more complicated than just finding the right one. You have to partner that with “saving your best glue” for that marriage. That includes keeping physically and emotionally pure before marriage. If you’ve “practiced” divorcing you’re more likely to divorce.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:18:18 +0000

Unbelievable, I wonder how this story turned out.

Re comments, very good point that problems with marriage began with no-fault divorces. I hope if I pass along anything worthwhile to my kids besides faith in God, it will be that marriage is serious stuff. Guard your hearts single people! Be so close to God that you don’t let your feelings over-ride your good judgment. I’m surrounded by people in horrible marriages. I’m so thankful for my kind, generous, sensitive hubby, but they’re hard to find. It’s better to be single than in a bad marriage. And marriage is for keeps!!!

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By: MInTheGap

MInTheGap — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:42:25 +0000

@Musicguy: You make an excellent point. Marriage was in a lot of trouble before “same sex marriage”. I would track it back to the arrival of “no-fault” divorce.

But just like many things, I don’t think that an Amendment to the Constitution is the way to go. Hearts have to change, not be forced. If I were to prescribe something to “fix” marriage, I would change it more into a contract between people, one that actually puts some teeth to “to death do us part”– like the covenant marriages I read about in some states.

By: Musicguy

Musicguy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Hmm. You’d think that all the rabid defenders of marriage would be clamouring for a federal amendment against this serious threat to the sanctity of marriage.

By: MInTheGap

MInTheGap — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:47:37 +0000

@Thrifty Karen: I think more instances show up as the latter, rather than the former. MySpace is a breeding ground for predators (or at least it has that reputation).

By: Thrifty Karen

Thrifty Karen — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:37:49 +0000

Wow. That’s just crazy. I heard about the girl that met the guy on myspace. I saw it on Dr. Phil. There was a girl in Charlotte that met a guy on myspace. She met him in a hotel and he beat and robed her.

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