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[aero_dienamic]

[[It has been a good couple of weeks since the experiment with being a family. Even mother's day had passed by, much to Val's unnoticing. She'd been distracted from life at home, mostly looking into, and around, this marriage thing.

She didn't get it. Of course, she hadn't considered going to read a book on it, but, she also assumed that wouldn't get her anywhere either.

Well, two weeks is plenty of procrastination on this topic... Though, surely her silence and pondering might've caused some concern with Kirimi and Neliel.]]

I'm sorry to be a bother while everyone's busy greeting the New Feathers, but I want to ask something. What's the purpose of marriage? I understand that it's what two people do when they love eachother enough, but, what makes it any different from being a boyfriend, or girlfriend.

Honestly, if you truly have no desire to be apart from the one you love, why is that something people resort too?

I suppose this last experiment left me a little confused about the subject. Not that... I'm opposed, mind you... That is... marrying Nel, but... I don't know why it's necessary...

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[aero-dienamic.livejournal.com]

But why is it different from the commitment of being girlfriends?

We were married during the last experiment. But we've been together for months.

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

To me, it's like a promise. A promise of wanting to make it last. It's never fun to break up with someone, but when you're dating not everyone expects to still be together a year from now, or two years. But getting married is saying you want to make it permanent.

[aero-dienamic.livejournal.com]

That... makes it sound much better. A promise.

But... when anyone can leave any time... would it be worth it?

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

I think... that's something each person would have to decide for themselves. There probably isn't one set answer.