My Views on Marriage

I am a strong believer in marriage.  I think a lot of it has to do with me being a hopeless romantic and I love the idea of 2 people falling in love and spending their lives loving each other and working on their relationship - not giving up when the going gets tough but putting an effort in to make it work regardless of the situation.  A marriage is a relationship and a relationship takes work - think of the relationships in your life other than with your spouse :
Parents: You need to have respect and love for your parents, as they do you and in the end that relationship will work.
Siblings:  Same thing, although you most likely get on each others nerves you need to work on having a happy relationship with them.
Friends:  when I think about this, I think how most of my close friends we just click and there is no work involved but there is.  You always make sure to phone or make time to spend with them etc - that is work!

The definition of work is:
" Physical or mental effort of activity directed toward the production of accomplishment of something"  (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/work)

Which is pretty clear to me that if you want to have a successful relationship with anyone- you must work on it.

My only issue with marriage; is the amount of people who really do just give up on it when the going gets bought.  In 2010 CBC did a bit on divorce and it was stated that 4 out of 10 marriages end in divorce... WHAT?!?  40% of people are just giving up on their marriage, their vows and most likely keeping their family together because it got 'TOO HARD' - that to me is unacceptable.  I do believe that there are certain times and situations that divorce is needed but I think that is after that couple exasperates all of its possible resources to try to make it work.
I believe that when you take your vows; that is serious business:  Wikipedia, states the book of common prayer for marriage vows and even reading it - all I thought is I cannot wait to say these one day to my fiancé - as this is how I want our life to be - I want us to always have each others back, to be in more in love tomorrow than we were today and to work on us and our relationship to ensure that we are the best we can possibly be.

Now... as for same sex marriages; well, I do not think for 2 seconds that they should not have the right to marry.  I believe that every individual deserves that right if they choose regardless of the sex they marry.

I saw this clip a few months ago.. it is one of my favourites - ENJOY :) - very moving and powerful

Two lesbians raised a baby