Discuss the influence of culture on romantic relationships Across the world culture is found to play a large part in romantic relationships, but it varies both across and between cultures. In western cultures such as the U.K, USA, and Europe , we are given free will over who we form our relationships with, whereas in non western collectivist cultures such as Asia, India and Africa a majority of relationships are pre-determined by arranged marriages where the parents select the best partner. According to research this is due to the parents thinking their child will choose their partner based on attractiveness and not success. So the parents choose the most successful partner knowing their children and grandchildren will be well looked after. In western cultures divorce is more common and it’s acceptable for people to get married multiple times.
Some of the kids said they won’t mind continuing to do polygamy if they found the right people and were in love. Other said they wouldn’t want to since one person is enough for them. While polygamy has been practiced within many cultures and in many locations, in the United States it is defined as the state or practice of having more than one spouse simultaneously according to the Black’s Law Dictionary. Historical perspective is images arising from the history of the use media. However with the change of time images can be changed based on the use of different
Finally, Coontz brought forth if someone is not marrying for love but just for the status then what is the point of getting married. I do agree with her about this and also, the point about the media blowing the idea of happily ever after out of proportion by just believing that only true love will hold a marriage together that is false. True love can bring people together but would not keep them together, this is something that marriages cannot solely rely on it takes hard work and dedication to keep a marriage
Today, marriage is based on the idea of love. Before getting married, couples take vows to love one another no matter what until death parts them. This, according to Coontz, ensures that couples are getting married for emotional and sexual fulfillment (or Love), rather than survival and political gain. That is why it is believed that “married couples should be best friends, sharing their most intimate feelings and secrets” Love, Coontz explains, is not a new idea and it has been seen in marriages before. Even though many marriages in history were arranged, the couples eventually fell in love.
These relationships are most likely to be non voluntary such as arranged or forced marriages. These marriages however are more than just two people getting married, it is argued that these marriages are more about two families joining one another and becoming one, in some cases extended family are likely to be living together. However, the other type of categorised culture is an individualistic culture. The western societies tend to be this culture and consist of having the emphasis on an individual’s freedom, achievements and rights. These kinds of relationships are normally voluntary and formed for an individual’s happiness rather than for the happiness of a family.
However, married life is contrary to what they think; it's actually a sheared life with other person who has his/her own needs, believes, and background. The sheared life that teenagers look into gets couple share their money, time, and decisions. Also it has married couple have less freedom and allocate time to their family, and house. The main distinctions between married life and single could be summarized in three differences; differences in financial matter, differences in responsibilities, and differences in way of planing. Single and married couples are financially different since both has different spending priority.
Some women that were wed became what seemed to be “property” of their husbands. What marriages mean in our time now varies from past times greatly. Most of the marriages that are now made are done for love and to make each other happy. From the dates that of the book "A secret sorrow" and "A sorrowful woman" were published, I can say that their ideas of marriage were a little more modern, but each of these stories have an vastly different way that they treated marriage. In the excerpt from “A Secret Sorrow”, the two main characters show a great respect for marriage.
Some clients might feel so close to the counsellor in a professional way after the counsellor has basically get them from rock bottom to where they want to be. So the client may feel them wants to give something back by maybe inviting the counsellor to their wedding, days out or any special events. But a counsellor becoming friends with the client while still having sessions could lead to a lot of bad things. The client will still be vulnerable that’s why they are still attending the sessions. The way u has a counselling and client bond will change and not become professional.
Marriage and Cohabitation Marriage, the formal union of a man and woman does not always come out as the top choice. Cohabitation seems to be the choice of the masses nowadays. There are many different aspects when we consider marriage versus cohabitation. It would make perfect sense that people are weighing these options carefully, especially with the “rate of marriage at a record low”. (Benjamin-Guzzo, Karen.
I don't see why they should have to leave the state that they are in just to go to a different state the recognizes legal marriages between the same sex. They are not hurting anyone by marrying someone of the same sex. They have the right to marry just as a man and woman do. As I stated before god would want us all to be happy and be able to live life. Everyone breaks the laws of the bible at some point you are suppose to love honor and obey the one you marry until death do you part but a lot of people break that rule and get divorced.