Purpose of Marriage
Female Respondents (latest additions is this color font)
To grow together in many special ways and
experience life in a sharing.
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Tough to decide. I think it starts with physical
attraction and then . . .
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Romantic. To love someone rather than argue all the
time.
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For 2 people to merge their
lives and actively contribute to each others' lives through love, spiritual
intimacy, emotional intimacy, physical intimacy, and mental intimacy.
Other Suggestions: Physical attraction is necessary for chemistry! Without it, a
couple end up as "roommates with a marriage license."
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To share your life with someone.
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To get more out of life. Being single isn't all
that it is built up to be. I admit I don't know what I want out of
marriage, but am willing to find out.
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Male Respondents (latest additions in this color font)
Share a life.
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Having a purpose in life other than your career.
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My parents are really pushing . . . honest!
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I have difficulty with this. Maybe women know
this better, but I think men are not as clear. You are tempted to want
action, growth, and all those things we talk about in a career - but then do I
want to evaluate my marriage in a corporate style? Let me do more thinking
about this.
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A friend . . . a woman friend I can trust without being
hammered over the head for mistakes (is this too much to ask for?)
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