The notion of marriage because of love is a relatively new one. Marriage was a contract, or necessary binding of two people for a very long time. Sometimes I think love was much more valuable back then. If it happened, it grew out of respect for each other. It was not considered a necessary, or vital part of being married.
Today it is all mixed up in fleeting wants and desires that are more me centered than common sense. This makes marriage tenuous at best, like building a marshmallow castle. Pleasing to look at, but it might melt in a good rain.
Committing to the best well being I can provide for any other creature requires a great deal of maturity. It is the story of the Three Little Pigs, Hansel And Gretal, The Prodigal Son, even The Green Knight.
It is laziness and sloth, greed and jealousy, wanting and lusting, being overcome by right action. It is believing that God wants man to love in a God-like way, not narcissistic ally, or Oedipally, or any other way that is less than whole.
It is the simple building of human relationship like any other well built structure. A good foundation and a system of constant repairs, united by a desire to promote and prolong the institution for the good of all.
This kind of constant devotion is actually much more romantic than romance. It is the difference between the sun and a candle.
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