Comments on: America. A Nation of Quitters? http://suncoastscribe.com/2007/10/24/america-a-nation-of-quitters/ Life on Florida's West Coast Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:21:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Pfunk http://suncoastscribe.com/2007/10/24/america-a-nation-of-quitters/#comment-1137 Pfunk Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:05:42 +0000 http://suncoastscribe.com/2007/10/24/america-a-nation-of-quitters/#comment-1137 I think that marriage is and can be a beautiful thing. I don't think that I am cut out for it because my belief is that one must remain married regardless of what happens. BUT for me, infidenlity is a dealbreaker. I don't know how to reconcile that. You can't have it both ways. You can't say that if a woman remains with her spouse after finding out he's cheated, she's a poor example of womanhood and then say that marriage is a sacred bond that must be nurtured. That's a mixed message. Marriage is much, much more than a piece of paper to me. My grandparents were married for nearly fifty years before my grandpa passed away. My parents were together for 25 years before separating and over 30 years before they were officially divorced. I don't see us as a nation of quitters so much as seeing people who get married for the wrong reasons. We don't take marriage seriously and we jump in without truly getting to know the other individual. I think a longer engagement is in order. Shows like "The Bachelor" don't help matters. Fall in love in a matter of weeks? Yikes, man. We perpetuate the fairy tale but are unwilling to acknowledge that we're doing it. Again, YIKES. I think that marriage is and can be a beautiful thing.
I don’t think that I am cut out for it because my belief is that one must remain married regardless of what happens.
BUT for me, infidenlity is a dealbreaker. I don’t know how to reconcile that.
You can’t have it both ways.
You can’t say that if a woman remains with her spouse after finding out he’s cheated, she’s a poor example of womanhood and then say that marriage is a sacred bond that must be nurtured.
That’s a mixed message.
Marriage is much, much more than a piece of paper to me.
My grandparents were married for nearly fifty years before my grandpa passed away.
My parents were together for 25 years before separating and over 30 years before they were officially divorced.
I don’t see us as a nation of quitters so much as seeing people who get married for the wrong reasons.
We don’t take marriage seriously and we jump in without truly getting to know the other individual.
I think a longer engagement is in order.
Shows like “The Bachelor” don’t help matters.
Fall in love in a matter of weeks?
Yikes, man.
We perpetuate the fairy tale but are unwilling to acknowledge that we’re doing it.

Again, YIKES.

]]> By: Jennifer http://suncoastscribe.com/2007/10/24/america-a-nation-of-quitters/#comment-1107 Jennifer Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:13:31 +0000 http://suncoastscribe.com/2007/10/24/america-a-nation-of-quitters/#comment-1107 I am a quitter. I won't get married again. I take it as lesson learned. I think that the divorce rate would go down if they let gay get married. It is none of the business of non-gay's to determine the laws of them though. It is all superficial to me though, I don't see the point in marriage anymore. I did it for 10 years, to me marriage ruined my relationship. I am a quitter. I won’t get married again. I take it as lesson learned.

I think that the divorce rate would go down if they let gay get married. It is none of the business of non-gay’s to determine the laws of them though.

It is all superficial to me though, I don’t see the point in marriage anymore. I did it for 10 years, to me marriage ruined my relationship.

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