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Originally Posted by Niamh.
I understand what you're saying and that's fine but why the need to get married at all in that case? Why not just have different partners? It kind of defeats the whole purpose of marriage if you ask me and lessons what our society considers marriage to be. Also, I don't know how good it would be to bring children into that kind of situation either.
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Different people think marriage serves different purposes. I don't think marriage should exist at all, at least in a legal sense; I don't see why the government has to get involved in people's lives and dictate what can and can not be considered marriage... it just causes discrimination and unnecessary debating.
Really the purpose of marriage until recently was not about love, anyway, but more about money and power. I think it's a good thing that the purpose of marriage is evolving. Getting stuck in traditions can lead to very bad results.
Regarding children, I think they are able to grow up perfectly well in a multitude of atypical situations. I can't think of anything wrong with having a lot of people love and care for you.