You have my sincere apologies Speed for totally derailing the thread....now to adress YOUR question.
I would like to present 2 scenarios if you guys would please indulge me....BEFORE anyone jumps down my throat, I am NOT saying this happens all the time, but i'm trying to illustrate a point:
A) child is born to a loving household where the parents love each other and love the child and shower it with affection and security, but they are NOT married.
b) child is born to a married couple who bicker all the time, almost hate each other, were not planning on the birth, and will neglect or heaven forbid abuse the child.
Which scenarion is preferable?
Now must people who care about the child's well being would obviously pick scenario A....does that mean marriage is not important? at all? or is it important, but not THE most important thing?
I don't claim to have the answers, this is just food for thought. But imho, LOVE is the most important factor (parents between each other & between them and the child), and not the piece of paper which says they are legally married.
Stay safe all.
Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?
You have my sincere apologies Speed for totally derailing the thread....now to adress YOUR question.
I would like to present 2 scenarios if you guys would please indulge me....BEFORE anyone jumps down my throat, I am NOT saying this happens all the time, but i'm trying to illustrate a point:
A) child is born to a loving household where the parents love each other and love the child and shower it with affection and security, but they are NOT married.
b) child is born to a married couple who bicker all the time, almost hate each other, were not planning on the birth, and will neglect or heaven forbid abuse the child.
Which scenarion is preferable?
Now must people who care about the child's well being would obviously pick scenario A....does that mean marriage is not important? at all? or is it important, but not THE most important thing?
I don't claim to have the answers, this is just food for thought. But imho, LOVE is the most important factor (parents between each other & between them and the child), and not the piece of paper which says they are legally married.
Stay safe all.
Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?