Marriage-A Commitment, Not a Game

Thought a single guy such as myself wouldn't blog about a topic like marriage, yeah? Well, here goes, what this ritual is in my words.

First off, forget what Hollywood seduced us with and try to brace the real. Most realistically, marriage should be a commitment, not a game where you can just divorce each other after a couple years or a rock bottom hardship and get half of each other's assets. I won't say much for divorce other than it should only be an ultimate, that is, final, resort when things don't truly work out.

This line off of Rammstein's "Du Hast" does mean something, "...bis der Tod euch scheide...", roughly translated as, "...til death separates you...". "Til death do you part" is what we go by which is a good phrase on commitment. Whenever the question gets popped, the potential couple should be ready and willing to make this vow. It doesn't mean killing off the spouse for insurance money, etc. and play the Hollywood game mentioned above. It also includes loving each other "for richer or poorer, better or worse, or sickness and in health..." (may not be the actual order, but this is The point of the Wedding Vow).

Now, for the biblical part of this, there's quite a few verses to look over. 1 Peter 3:1-7, Proverbs 5:18-20, and Song of Songs/Solomon 6:3 and 8:6 are great examples for this topic.

Bottom line, long story short, this is my opinion on marriage, maybe others' too. It's not just a beautiful ritual to show the world/witnesses that a couple is together, but a commitment (I've been using this word several times, yeah?) they should be willing to make "...bis der Tod euch scheide". One last time, it's "til death do they part."

A final word from my front. My parents have been happily married for 36 years in a couple weeks and there are a couple other weddings taking place within the family and friends. Just a week back, maybe earlier, a cousin in NY just had her wedding and this weekend coming, my boss' younger son is having his. With these two nuptials occurring, I thought it'd be a great time to actually shed some light on how it should be a commitment rather than a game. All I can say to the new couples is that may God bless them with a happy life together and may they experience love and marriage the way He intends it to be.