Is marriage a romantic or practical thing?

Is marriage a romantic or practical thing?
Apr 13, 2010 00:13	#21
GUESTLILY	[quote=GUESTSARAH BLUE,392879]This post may be too old, but I will give my experience. I am from the West. Western movies are far too romantic and far too dramatic. They are less realistic than in real life. Yes, women and men are looking for a romantic and happy ending. But they are also looking for a partner that can fulfill practical life demands. I have also said goodbye to a few men because although I was happy with them I knew I could not survive real life problems (money and children). Marriage is love AND practicality. We want it all. And that is a very hard thing to accomplish. :)[/quote] I cant agree more. But I don’t like this kind of love stories really. Sometimes, I enjoy watching sad stories when I m alone at night that nobody would see me crying. And in my view, this sad stories are much more practical.

Apr 13, 2010 00:13

#21

GUESTLILY

[quote=GUESTSARAH BLUE,392879]This post may be too old, but I will give my experience. I am from the West. Western movies are far too romantic and far too dramatic. They are less realistic than in real life. Yes, women and men are looking for a romantic and happy ending. But they are also looking for a partner that can fulfill practical life demands. I have also said goodbye to a few men because although I was happy with them I knew I could not survive real life problems (money and children).

Marriage is love AND practicality. We want it all. And that is a very hard thing to accomplish. :)[/quote]
I cant agree more. But I don’t like this kind of love stories really. Sometimes, I enjoy watching sad stories when I m alone at night that nobody would see me crying. And in my view, this sad stories are much more practical.

Apr 23, 2010 22:01	#22
MARK_81 Points: Join Date: Apr 8, 2010 Status: Offline	Well yes of course if love was only as sappy and silly as in some million dollar hollywood production but no it doesn't work like that in real life as we all know! I'm not really a marriage kinda guy myself but yeah building a successful and most importantly lasting relationship takes a whole lot of work thats for sure!

Apr 24, 2010 13:18	#23
MARRIE Points: Join Date: Jan 7, 2008 Status: Offline	It's a pratical thing. Only qualified mature people can manage to build up good for the society retain a long-term healthy relationship.

Apr 25, 2010 08:00	#24
MARK_81 Points: Join Date: Apr 8, 2010 Status: Offline	Yes that sums it up nicely

Aug 9, 2010 06:02	#25
DALLYHAPPY Points: Join Date: Aug 9, 2010 Status: Offline	I think in China marriage is a practical thing. You need to consider house, occupation, car, outlooking of the one you get married, education, character, grown-up background, etc. Marriage is not just a matter between two persons. It is a matter between two families. But after getting married, you can try to maintain romance.

Aug 15, 2010 02:00	#26
DAPHNEB Points: Join Date: Jul 13, 2010 Status: Offline	gospel that Love is a romantic, but marriage is practical.

Aug 31, 2010 02:04	#27
LAUGH Points: Join Date: Sep 29, 2009 Status: Offline	As I was told by my close friend, from two met each other, fall in love and marry, the journey is long and adventurous. Romantic or practical as love and marriage should be, two lovers need be tolerant. If not, all will end in vain.

May 21, 2011 16:53

#28

GUEST47170

Hey..!
although i kindda stumbled upon this page looking for advice...i'll now share my story..
i'm a HUGE mix of the eastern (born n raised) and thw western (studied n lived) cultures.
Being tought, as a child, that pre-maritial relations r a sin; i was in a live0in relation with a guy from a different religion for about 8 yrs....
now back in home-land...i feel its impractical n very difficult to go against so much for a guy...so, i'm agreeing to marry a guy from my religion n society...both the guys r great...n good friends of mine....i'm obviously more in-love with my ex-boyfriend than my present fiance....and have no clue as to how practical one should be, when going for a marriage....!!!
I personally think that marriages should b a fair balance between love n practicality...either one will probably not work....n its upon an individual to decide whats the right balance for them...but, even after realizing all this....its DAMN DIFFICULT to judge what is the right balance...!!! :-(

May 28, 2011 03:12	#29
LINGYUXISU Points: Join Date: Dec 3, 2010 Status: Offline	I think it depends on how you define romantic. I heard someone said once up a time:" We two got married and had a baby. What a romantic thing!".

Sep 14, 2016 06:07

#30

GUEST47531

Hi Leonardo. My past relationships never seemed to work out but we were in love. So I started dating with the intent of finding my lifelong partner based on practical requirements, not feelings.

It happened so quick, once I understood what I needed. My now husband and I dated for 7 months before getting engaged, and got married 2 months later (9 months total). No we weren't pregnant or any of these western concepts people have. We just admitted to each other that we were not 'in love' in the hollywood movie sense, but we knew we belonged to each other and we worked well together. After almost 5 years of marriage, i tell you what, we have the best romance EVER!! We have grown to absolutely love each other and are now more in love than either of us have ever experienced.

If you can fall in love, you can fall out of love. What goes up must come down!

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