tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post7719468384461679296..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Why Is Marriage Important? Part IIAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81070192560903685622022-10-15T19:41:02.944-04:002022-10-15T19:41:02.944-04:00Is it a fear of making promises or a thought-out p...Is it a fear of making promises or a thought-out philosophy that one should <b>not</b> make promises? I can imagine a case for the latter--if you're convinced that you can't keep a promise, you shouldn't make it.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-36049606504466850162022-10-15T17:15:37.796-04:002022-10-15T17:15:37.796-04:00The discussion was prompted by Part I, a woman abo...The discussion was prompted by Part I, a woman about to turn 68 who has been in a relationship for 30 years but is not married. It actually provides a good opportunity to separate the subjects temporarily, though they would ordinarily be intertwined.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81217055102772645852022-10-15T17:03:21.276-04:002022-10-15T17:03:21.276-04:00"None of this allows us to compel others. Sha..."None of this allows us to compel others. Shaming others should be avoided. But something stronger than advising them looks very likely to be necessary."<br /><br />Incentives, then? Cultural, religious, or economic? All of the above? While I understand that you were explicitly avoiding discussion of children, I can't quite wrap my head around the discussion of marriage that excludes that possibility. Am I being obtuse?Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-14741529706677088792022-10-15T15:58:02.068-04:002022-10-15T15:58:02.068-04:00"Yes, I know that there is a set of philosoph..."Yes, I know that there is a set of philosophies that argues that it is all constructed and truth is always negotiable,"<br /><br />The best response to such philosophies is to punch the proponent in the face and ask them how subjective that was.Ganzirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846299071370650169noreply@blogger.com