You and I also agree on the marriage thing, too. But then, it's not a marriage, except in the legal sense. It's a union, a partnership derived from Love rather than convenience. Granted, there were times and still are, arranged marriages. My grandparents on my mother's side was such a marriage and it lasted 50+ years.
Marriages do, indeed, work at times... but NOT because of the word or the legal definition of the word. Marriages work because of the bond between the parties involved. I'm not still married to Linda just because I'm a nice guy, because I'm not. There is still a very deep friendship there, regardless of me being able to be around her for more than 2 days at a time.
In this sense, I would say that I'm married to you, to Tim, to Sherry, to April, Amber, Bob, Kim, even Star.... Pretty much married to all that I love as deeply as I do, because that is how I deem it to be.
Legal? Nope, not in the least. I couldn't support another single living person on what I make, and I know I'm hard as hell to live with. But from the heart? Very definitely am I married to a whole, whole buncha people.
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Date: 2008-10-29 09:18 pm (UTC)Marriages do, indeed, work at times... but NOT because of the word or the legal definition of the word. Marriages work because of the bond between the parties involved. I'm not still married to Linda just because I'm a nice guy, because I'm not. There is still a very deep friendship there, regardless of me being able to be around her for more than 2 days at a time.
In this sense, I would say that I'm married to you, to Tim, to Sherry, to April, Amber, Bob, Kim, even Star.... Pretty much married to all that I love as deeply as I do, because that is how I deem it to be.
Legal? Nope, not in the least. I couldn't support another single living person on what I make, and I know I'm hard as hell to live with. But from the heart? Very definitely am I married to a whole, whole buncha people.