Poll: Do you want to get married?

[mireko]

Flattered, but I don't even know you, OP.

 

[Fidelias]

First I just have to find a girlfriend that understands that I will be playing games until I'm 80 and/or my hands will literally not be able to use a controller.

I'm more concerned about love then marriage. God, that makes me sound so sappy.

 

[Ninjatastic]

Already done, to a wonderfully nerdy man after my own heart.

 

[jpoon]

No, I have no intention of getting married...ever.

 

[Renogod]

As fluffy as it maybe, i seriously doubt it

 

[King Ramen Noodle]

i don't wanna get married but not because i want it to be easy to break up with someone or some sleazy thing like that. i just don't think that a piece of paper legitimizes something like love or some ring on a person's finger. if i want to be with someone i don't need a ring or paper telling me that i will be with her regardless. IMO i think the reason marriages fail is because deep down inside you feel like your in a cage even though on the outside you don't feel like that at all, until the giddy high of the marriage wears off. then every little fight feels more intensified just because you feel like you locked your self into a shit sandwich than a wonderful time.

 

[zehydra]

Yes. I find the notion of living with a soulmate appealing. You may call me an idealist; I call myself an optomist. Mutual love does happen guys.

 

[ten.to.ten]

I never thought I'd want to get married, then I met the love of my life and all that changed.

However, I'm gay so I can't.

 

[Harry Mason]

I've already got the flowers picked out in my head. I am a sentimental man.

 

[InnerRebellion]

Indeed.

Spoiler: Plan!

1. Get girlfriend
2. Get job
3. Buy expensive shit
4. Give girl ring that has no true value except for looking pretty
5. Waste tons of money on ridiculous ceremony
6. Move far away from parents
7. Produce triplets
8. Send one heir to live with my parents, one to live with her's, and we keep one
9. Reunite them at 18
10. ???
11. PROFIT?

 

[DarkRyter]

Yes, several times.

 

[Woodscare]

I see marriage as an idea made up by religion to control and take peoples money.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

I'm not gonna get married. My father always said "why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?".
Cookie for the quote!

Can I have a glass of orange juice with it?

If you don't get the significance of that statement, then you aren't qualified to be handing out cookies related to this topic.

So, yeah, I know what you're talking about. Gimme mah cookie!

As for the OP? One step at a time, man. I first have to shed my "chronically single" status and get a girlfriend. Then we'll see. But I answered in the affirmative for your poll, as it would be pretty nice to have a lifelong female counterpart to my extreme awesomeness.

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What?

 

[Gavmando]

Been there. Done that. I dont see any point in it anymore. It's just a financial contract between two people.

 

[WorldCritic]

One day yes, but it's going to be a long time till then.

 

[rushgus]

dont know, seeing as how my mom and dad turned out, but ive seen the emotion involved in marriage, so i dont know

 

[Caligulove]

Eventually.
I'm still young, obviously, so it's not really in my sights or goals right now. One of these days, yea I would like to have a family and raise some kids- either adopted or my own kids. Not so much to continue some kind of legacy- but to hopefully help someone's life get better through your expertise or guidance. Obviously accumulating that beforehand or during your life.

 

[SilentCom]

I will choose option #3: undecided
At this point in my life, no I would not want to get married. I'm still young and am lacking experience much less have the responsibility to consider being with another person. Perhaps one day but frankly I don't really want to think about it, I want to tackle one thing at a time.

 

[Kenami]

I'm just cynical maybe, but I can't help but think if you love each other enough, who needs a bit of paper to keep you together? If not, 10 years down the line, why should that piece of paper keep you miserable?

We're mainly out of the societal pressure to stay attached to one person for 80 years. My way of thinking doesn't stop that, just stops the unhappiness of people who are trapped by it.

Of course, I say that, my friend got married, and now has a kid and I think it's possibly the best thing he could have done.

That's buggered my theory.

I don't see marriage as a shackle, or something that's just for show or because of social pressure...I picture marriage more like the ultimate commitment, a way of going that extra mile to show your significant other that you want to grow old with that person, and only that person. I marry because marriage in itself is a way for myself to see that I've actually found a person like that who feels the same way.

But I guess everyone has their own view
And grats on your pal, good luck with your theory

I was literally going to post this before reading it. I don't really see any negatives to marriage if the two people involved think it over before making such a commitment. a lot of people "jump into it" blindly but that doesn't mean its the standard. I look forward to getting married eventually, it's just another progression in life in my opinion.