tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913456255927408029.post5523880262010137652..comments2023-10-08T10:06:45.419-04:00Comments on Game for Marriage: What Christian Men Can Learn From Pick Up Artists For The Vocation Of Marriage: Augustine's MaximsAugustine DeCarthagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799651138836773566noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913456255927408029.post-79189188500683193922010-09-08T22:22:53.467-04:002010-09-08T22:22:53.467-04:00Thanks, Grerp. I agree with everything you just s...Thanks, Grerp. I agree with everything you just said.<br /><br />You're exactly right about "ready." We're not raising children to accept the responsibilities of adulthood. Adulthood eventually happens, usually, in some form, kinda. At least physically. And mentally, pretty much. <br /><br />(And, no, I haven't been perfect in this either, not by a long shot.)<br /><br />Marriage is for life. Fewer folks these days are able to make life long decisions, about marriage or anything else.Augustine DeCarthagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799651138836773566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913456255927408029.post-90140647459091149812010-09-08T08:47:32.022-04:002010-09-08T08:47:32.022-04:00There has been a lot of propaganda put forth about...There has been a lot of propaganda put forth about how younger marriage leads right to divorce because the couple are not "ready" or haven't "explored who they are" enough yet. <br /><br />While I'm not in favor of people getting married before they feel ready to do so, I don't know why we as a culture are pushing back readiness training further and further all the time. Or throwing out wrong definitions of "ready." <br /><br />The second half, the "exploration of self" requirement is basically an excuse to behave badly in perpetuity. Eat, pray, and love before marriage, if you like. Eatprayloving for a decade into adulthood pretty much guarantees that the average person will find marriage and children boring in comparison. Another blow for stability.grerphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11508847516381764005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913456255927408029.post-75067299086422476262010-09-06T19:23:56.299-04:002010-09-06T19:23:56.299-04:00Came over here by way of Grerp's blog. I have ...Came over here by way of Grerp's blog. I have to ask though what exactly do you mean by those who should be married? Like people who are just much more suited to being married or...?The Reformed Tomboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15155997882521169443noreply@blogger.com