http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/10/marriage-is-it-still-important.html
Conservatives have a hard time swallowing this bitter pill. A point to be noted is that the definition of a traditional family might be different from culture to culture. For Asians, a family might include grand parents. In west, a family is defined only as pop-mom-kid(s)
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Posted on: 05-10-10 10:32:36
It depends on the individual, I suppose. Arguments can always be made for either choices. What I hate is when somebody throws in the expectation that one has to follow some dumb meaningless "rule" that one has to do this, then this and then this in order to be considered a normal person.
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Dimple2001
Pop, Mom ,His kids, Her Kids, Our kids.
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You know you are a desi when ........ You spew forth the virtues of India, but don't want to live there...............You've never had a tanning salon membership
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Originally posted by Loser
Pop, Mom ,His kids, Her Kids, Our kids.
POp, POP
Mom, MOM
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Agree with you. My reference was towards the traditional West-Christian definition of the family.
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What I hate is when somebody throws in the expectation that one has to follow some dumb meaningless "rule" that one has to do this, then this and then this in order to be considered a normal person.
Yes. I do not believe in following rules that were made 5000 years ago in a different society with a different mindset.
I have a feeling that courts and divorce laws have a big hand in this trend. Easy and expensive divorce settlements (generally in favor of the female) is discouraging many to take the plunge or to have kids. Alternative options are another reason...
Thats evolution.
With GAY marriages becoming more prevalent and the 'IN' thing in the next few decades - I believe the Man-Woman marriage will be a 'rare and special' occasion, if it ever happens... 
Eventually, it will come down to something that was more prevalent in the Middle ages...and the cycle will continue...
Hiren
