The Elephant in the Living Room
Posted in Culture, Life, Social Issues, opinion on Jul 4th, 2009
A recent article on Alternet, For Many, Marriage is Sexless, Boring, and Oppressive:Time to Rethink the Institution? by Amanda Marcotte, asks the question:
Marriage is failing many, many people. Why do we still idealize it?
My response to this article follows below:
Formalized marriage and monogamy began for practical reasons, unrelated to any religious notions of “sanctity”. [...]
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