What Is Marriage?
April 28, 2008 by Bald Man
Filed under Relationships
After all of the comments from last week’s Bloggy Giveaways, I could get use to all the voices around here. I hoping a few of you will come back and leave a comment here.
To entice you, I’m going to offer up a book. I mentioned that I’ve been reading Marriage: a History, and it has been fascinating. So, I’m going to buy one of you a copy. All you have to do is take my challenge.
The challenge: Define marriage.
That’s it. The rules:
- The contest is open all week. Leave your definition as a comment by 11:59 PM EDT on Saturday, May 3rd. I’ll announce a winner Sunday… or perhaps Monday.
- I’m looking for a dictionary definition, not an encyclopedia entry, so you need to keep in short. One or two sentences tops.
- No commentary on other definitions. You don’t have to agree with someone else’s definition, but this post is not the place to haggle… much less argue.
- I will be ordering the book from Amazon, so entry is limited to whomever I can ship to without incurring obscene shipping fees.
- Kerri and I are the sole judges of all entries. We reserve the right to moderate or edit comments; qualify or disqualify entries; and determine what “obscene” shipping fees are. (We’ll know them if we see them.)
Good luck, and now go put your inner word smith to work!
Marriage is a personal union of two people who love one another unconditionally.
Marriage is a solemn contract between a man and a woman to love and care for one another throughout their lives.
Marriage is a life long vow or contract between a man and woman who are committed to one another. Sometimes this means being willing to put the other person and their needs before your own.
Marriage is loving everything about another person for the rest of your life.
Marriage is a sacred partnership within which each spouse tacitly agrees to rehash the other’s childhood issues for the rest of their lives. (I watched Oprah last week!)
A very wise friend once told me that marriage is the three C’s. Commitment, communication and compromise. I like to add caring, crazy and the occasional good cuss to that list!
marriage is when a man and a woman agree to love and Stand by each other no matter what.It is meant to be the ultimate time to do unto others as you would have them do unto you and to teach your children as well as showing them.Thus having a wondeful loving cherishing family.
thank you for a wonderful contest…
A marriage is made up of two best friends who trust in each other, understand each other, believe in each other and most importantly love eachother eternally.
All,
Thanks for entering. I’ll announce and contact the winner shortly. I’ll also take some time to interact with your definitions… and give my own.
Cheers!