Posted by Margaret (206.203.36.168) on April 23, 2002 at 16:34:54:
In Reply to: wedding vows... posted by isaac (149.152.187.87) on April 23, 2002 at 14:00:55:
Not just for this, but for all relationships, it could be due to avoidance behaviour. Wanting to either delay it, or hurry things up once you're in the middle of it, these might be due to fear of what could happen with the other person. I am familiar with these fears. And with giving the exit more attention than the entrance.
Although with certain events, it is a good idea, with human relationships, perhaps it is not, and to give the exit so much emphasis, you can end up not entering in it the first place, however, that doesn't make a good life in the end. So I am working on changing this, slowly.
: i've always thought that the standard wedding vows are a bit much... i mean, until DEATH? isn't that just a bit melodramatic? if and when i get married, i probably will write my own vows. something along the lines of "to love and to cherish, in sickness and in health, for better or worse, for richer or for poorer, until death do us part, unless one of us doesn't want to be married any more, in which case, we'll split up our stuff and part as friends." but i suppose that's what pre-nups are for...
: isaac