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Jul 02, 2009 12:18

One of the blogs I read posted a discussion today on how one cannot have a 'perfect' marriage by societies standards due to said standards being incompatible with Life (and self-contradictory ( Read more... )

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ockyflam July 2 2009, 05:54:28 UTC
I guess "love" and "sex" can come under values or goals. Either/any party might be unwilling to participate in a "marriage" without these characteristics.

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freyaw July 2 2009, 06:22:27 UTC
*nods* Yup. If that is a non-negotiable requirement for a person, that they share romantic love and/or a sexual relationship with their partner, and they have the self-respect to know that AND have the respect for their partner to communicate that, then the partner can address whether or not this is something they are willing and/or able to provide.

Most (non-just-friends) relationships of the type I am talking about in our age group do have these characteristics. But it is not an innate requirement of ALL relationships.

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Marrage: sharing each other's Goals valkyry9 July 2 2009, 23:14:49 UTC

I Find sharing each other's goals in a marrage does keep the bond stronger, but also trusting yourselve and trusting the relatetionship that you have with the one love.

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