straight but not narrow

[door_key]

I would like to say that while I do support the right of anyone to be married to anyone, regardless of gender, I refuse to put that "Marriage is love." banner in my journal, just because of the wording.

No. Marriage is not always love. If it was then the divorce rate wouldn't be so high.

So, I changed the wording of the banner.

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[yesterdays_end]

right on. haha.

<3

[shewouldstay]

marraige, like driving an automobile, is a privelege, and not a right. while i do believe that your change to the "marraige is love" banner was appropriate, i must say, however, that true marraige is love. yes, the divorce rate is high, but the marraige rate is higher. i also believe your perception of the success and failure of marraige comes the home you grew up in. not saying that your family was bad or horrible. studies have shown this to be true. children of divorce are more likely to see marraige in a more negative way.

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[door_key]

Agreed...marriage is a privelege, and it should not be taken lightly. I do believe that there are millions of people of there in wonderful happy marriages, who are in love.

However, I disagree with the literal wording of the phrase "Marriage is love." But, like I stated, I think that same sex couples should have the same marital rights as opposite sex couples. There is no reason for that not to be so.

Example, Britney Spears, in a drunken stupor, marries a childhood friend in Las Vegas and gets divorced 2 days later.

But...there are several same sex couples who have been in loving relationships for years who are denied a legal marriage because that would "defile the sanctity of marriage."

Something to think about.

Also....
just so you know...last December my parents celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary. They are the biological parents of both me and my brother, and I've grown up in what I would consider a very "traditional" home.

I guess I would say I'm just being realistic, not cynical, about the divorce comment.

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[shewouldstay]

apologies for the assumption.

with the state of the world as such it's often hard to fnd that.

my parents celebrate their 25th this coming december.

[mylittlesecret5]

hey rachel its benson! i agree with your banner thingi, but still did not change mind....wht can i say...laziness. oh i also added you to my friends list. hope your having fun in Georgia!

*laura*

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[door_key]

Hey Laura!!
Consider yourself friended back.
I am having fun here in Georgia, but as soon as I moved up here I got an awful cold so I've been sick most of the time, but I am FINALLY getting better!
-Rachel

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[mylittlesecret5]

well that sucks! sick=no good....haha

[redfox29]

fo real my dog... yeah that's so true about the divorce thing... marriage is like a toy nowadays...

like britney spears got married for 2 seconds and yeah.. it's like "hey wanna get married.. ok, now let's divorce"

such a game

but for those who are going to marry and be in love. ANYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MARRY ANYONE CAUSE YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHO YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH.

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[door_key]

fo real yo dawg g

[laughinggirl]

THANK YOU!!
geez. Marriage does not equal love. And love doesn't equal marriage.

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[door_key]

girl, you and I, are like one.
but two.