Do religious marriages last longer?
89572
I am assuming that you are thinking of committed Christian marriages between an adult male and female. And the answer to that is "Yes" since they are duty-bound to follow Biblical principles such as:  forgive one another even as God has forgiven you; do not let the sun set on your anger; they cannot be mad at one another and still have evening and morning devotions; both the roles of the wife and husband are clearly stated in the Bible, especially that the husband is to love the wife to the point of giving his life for her if so required!!! Each has the outlook that his/her words and actions are not "my business" but our family's good name, our children's future, our church's reputation, and a reflection on the character of the God they serve.  What do the other marriages have to glue it together when the novelty wears off?
911992
Dear Friend,\n  Thank you for asking .As per my research i have found that many marriages fail because people rush.marriage must be buid on love and true love waits.So it is important for any person intenting to marry to take enough time in dating   ie NOT LESS THAN 2 YEARS so as to prove true love in his or her mate hence have a perfect marriage.thank you and may God Help you find a good marriage,bye.
1113130
They almost always end in divorce if they ever do get married/ bitter breakups.\nHate, unfaithfulness, etc...\n\nI have never seen one last more than a few years. It is quite sad really.  God's design is ALWAYS the best.
1106590
We are no danger to marraige.  We simply want equal treatment.  Civil marriage is completely different than religious marriage.  We also decided a while ago in this country that separate but equal is inherently unequal, thus calling it something other than marriage doesn't work.  And the funny thing...I can still get a religious marriage, and will when the time is right.  I've got a very respected minister (locally) lined up already.  So...that already rules out the religious part anyway.  Civil marriage shouldn't even consider religion.\n\nAnd while God created men and women to procreate, that isn't our sole purpose.  Also, that passage only mentions that they should be joined to make one flesh.  It doesn't really mention formal marriage.  Second note: if you want to argue that we shouldn't be able to get married because we can't procreate, then fertility should also be a requisite for marriage and those who cannot reproduce should not be able to be wed.  Do you see how absurd that statement is?  Third, we only ask that the right to marry be extended to any two consenting adults.  This still prevents polygamy and the other absurd "slippery slope" arguments such as a man marrying his dog.\n\nWe'll be making a step in the right direction when we can separate church and state and pay more attention to science.
66590
In my experience, NO...I wasted two more years of my life "trying" to stay married.  Good luck!
626837
It doesn't matter what age, it happens whenever they get married!  Explain why you asked?....simple, because the bible tells me so!
1097435
If you and your spouse are willing to put in the hard work it takes to make a marriage last then it will last.  The biggest tests of the strength of a marriage are children, buying a home, toughing it out when finances are thin, etc.  If you can stand by each other and work together instead of against each other in those situations then you are doing great.  Also the ability to compromise and give in sometimes.
485967
My partner and I have been together 15 -- don't know what percentages are -- just over 50% of straight marriages last 15 years, so my guess is a bit lower (no societal pressure or legal loss from separation) probably in the 40% range -- we know a couple that have been together 45.  That's the longest I know of.\n\nNot an exact answer, but i hope it helps.\n\nReynolds Jones\nSchenectady, NY\nhttp://www.rebuff.org
103779
Sure you can... but the legal date of your marriage will be that of your "first wedding". My husband and I were married by a justice of the peace, 4 years later we were married in the church. We even went through prekana(sp?) classes to do it. It was great to renew our vows and profess our love for one another again. Congrats & good luck:)
393682
THE ANSWER IS,...PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW THE STATISTICS.  I RATHER THINK THAT "IF THEY DID KNOW THE STATS", THEY MIGHT CHOOSE OTHERWISE. BUT OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO GET MARRIED, THE GENERAL WHOLE IS YOUNG AND DONT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A FULL TIME RELATIONSHIP THAT IS "IDEALLY" SUPPOSED TO LAST YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. I WAS MARRIED 5 TIMES,.....BY THE AGE OF 23,.......DONT ASK.......THE FINAL MARRIAGE I HAD LASTED 5 YEARS, WE HAD TWO KIDS,...WHEN WE DIVORCED, I REALIZED THAT I WAS IN LOVE WITH MY WIFE,.........THIS SUCKED AND STILL DOES, I HAVE BEEN SINGLE EVER SINCE.  I SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET MARRIED,......SHOULD BE FORCED BY THE STATE TO TAKE A 1 YEAR "MARRIAGE MANAGMENT COURSE, OFFERED BY EACH STATE AND IT SHOULD COST $100.00 PER MONTH PER COUPLE"....THIS WOULD END UP BORING THE HELL OUT OF MOST FOLKS AND THE RESULT WOULD BE FEWER MARRIAGES.......SINCE A LARGE MAJORITY OF MARRIAGES END IN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS,.....THIS IDEA OF MINE WOULD ENHANCE THE ABILITIES OF SAID COUPLES TO KEEP A MARRIAGE TOGETHER LONGER THAN 18 MONTHS AND THUS ENHANCE THAT MARRIAGE TO RUN A FULL COURSE. BUT IT'S JUST A PRACTICAL IDEA AND SO I IMAGINE IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN.THIS IS AMERICA FOR GOD'S SAKE, WE DONT DO PRACTICAL THINGS TOO MUCH THESE DAYS.
8238
I dont really see a difference. Surely there is differences . Like most of the time judges marry in court houses or their preferred spot. I'm not sure what the judge says, but i'm guessing its pretty similar to what a priest says in his church.
1160266
Not at all. Forget about one year u can marry 20 years younger man. It is a matter of your choice. Most of Holy Prophet ( PBUH) wives were older than him. Allah ( God) gives u complete authority to choose your partner
167754
yes. Notice people married for decades than all of the sudden one of them dies. More likely than not the other half will die shortly there after
319090
I think this works best if one of you is less religious and the other one is responsible for the religion of the children.  That seems to be the way Shah Rukh Khan and his wife have it worked out -- he isn't very involved in his religion (Islam), so the children are more Hindu than Muslim (or so it appears from what I have heard expressed on talk shows).  \n  Children will be the biggest problem inside the marriage -- what will you teach them?  Outside the marriage, it depends on where you live.  I think Muslims may have more of a problem with your marriage than Hindus will, but outside those two religions, I don't think anyone will care.
969377
In the strictest religious terms yes. But when does a marriage really start after we sign to tell everyone else that we are married, or when we know it for our selves.
1064777
No..  I just wonder how long their marriage would last..  Now days, they last less than 10 years..  Very few are still married more than 10 years...  HMMM  What's wrong with this picture..  Do they understand what their VOWS means????  When they say the VOWS, I guess they took some of the words out or change the wording...  It would not be "Until death do us part"..  It would be "Until we find someone else do us part"...
595698
OK This question is truely for me..I have been through this. First: the dilemma of age and religion are two different things. Age is just a number, decied if you can live with yours. Where religion is concerned, I am a Muslim who married a Catholic. We both kept our religions. From the get go, we decieded on the perspective kids's faith, which was to be Catholic. I didn't care about forcing Islam on anyone, so the decision was easy. We kept religion totally our of our religion so far. She goes to church or not, not my problem. I go to mosque or not, not her problem. We celeberate all religious holidays and don't take carp from any reltaive and friends when it comes to our differences of religion. They don't like it, screw them !! There you go..Hope this helps. Feel free to contact me. I will luv to chat with you.  Jimmy