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Responsibilities Can Be Complicated
I was in Seattle last night visiting our daughter. While Marjorie and I were driving across the city, I heard an incredible news piece on NPR radio.
It seems that Mark and John, who live in California, have been in a “long-term� relationship so when they were given the opportunity last year, under California law, to enter into a civil union, they did.
Now, according to this N.P.R. report, they are going through the emotional trauma of what amounts to a divorce.
According to the report, as the couple became aware of the responsibilities that come with the civil union, their relationship began to experience a great amount of stress.
Mark said he was earning most of the money and had more assets than John. Under the responsibilities of the civil union, John would inherit his estate – Mark had other plans.
John said, “I was crushed when he first told me he wanted a divorce. However, after he explained how complicated and messy things became regarding money, I understood.�
The couple is now dealing with such things as alimony and other complicated messy things.
I agree, relationships of commitment can sometimes become complicated. That’s probably why marriage was designed and ordained by God for one man and one woman so there would be more than just physical satisfaction.
It could be that marriage also involved pro-creation and the raising, nurturing and teaching of the next generation while creating a stable home environment.
Granted, marriages between one man and one woman do indeed fail. But there are many more reasons to deal with the “responsibilities� of the relationship and work through the “messy� stuff while raising and nurturing your kids. And yes, it is expensive, often unfair and inequitable, but I still think the idea of marriage being for one man and woman is the better way.
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Gary Randall
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