Marriage and family class has really been interesting this week. In one of my readings I learned about myths about family life. One of these myths that really stood out to me was people marry because they feel love for each other. What? That's what I first thought, after all since we were little kids we are shown time and time again that "true love" is what we should strive for. However, the book argues that love is hard to define, and that this emotion could very well be something different, or at least intermixed within other emotions.
Obviously, love needs to be present in any marriage, however it can't be the only reason a couple is together. In marriage there will be trying times, and the truth is, love doesn't always conquer all.
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Very interesting thought. I am still deciding whether I accept it as a theory of my own. Of course, without another reason to marry, why would a couple that love each other marry? Many couples are just "together." But also worth mentioning is that partners can be different. For example, the woman might love the man, and also desire marriage (for whatever reason). The man, because he loves the woman, agrees to marry her.
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