[  ] [  ] [  ] [  ] Commitment: Do people exaggerate the importance of commitment in marriage?
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[  ] Yes
- The idea of lifelong marriage is outdated: This belief arose in ancient times, when life expectancies were much shorter than today, and there was no other way apart from marriage to ensure a secure upbringing for the offspring of a union.
- The idea that a permanent marriage is the only possible type of relationship is outdated:
- Scientists now doubt whether human’s are actually monogamous by nature.
- If marriage comes to lack love and happiness then it should end: There is no point holding on in such a situation for the sake of a principle.
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[ ] No
- Marriage is about union and love, both of which are hard to fulfill and need to be continually worked on, rather than abandoned casually: Modern expectations of a perfect marriage are unrealistic, and have been fostered by the entertainment industry’s concept of an ideal relationship. People should not go into marriage expecting perfection; nor should they think of marriage as based solely on romantic love. Marriage is both a union based on love and a practical partnership that, like all relationships, has ups and downs, and needs to be worked at to make it succeed. As such, it is right that a reason should be provided for a divorce to be granted, to prevent an over-hasty dissolution of a marriage that might have lasted if it had been worked at.
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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [  ] The Children: Can divorces be beneficial for the children, or are they always bad?
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[ ] Yes
- Households filled with fighting parents are damaging to children: While divorces may inconvenience the day-to-day lives of children, we also need to consider the repercussions for the children when their parents do not get along. Rather than force them to grow up in a loveless household, their parents should be able to split up and go their separate ways.
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[ ] No
- It is more damaging for a child to have to suffer the break-up of their parents than to live through a conflicted household marriage: It is very difficult for children to see the two people they love most in the world fall out of love for one-another and break up. This is more difficult than the pain of living in a loveless and/or tense household environment.
- Separated parents disrupt the day-to-day lives of children: With parents living across town or in different cities, children must accommodate the logistical problems of seeing both of their parents. This is a burden and comes at a cost to the happiness of children. In extreme cases, children are essential forced to live two separate lives.
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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Vows: Does divorce not undermine value of wedding vows?
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[ ] Yes
- Vows are made only with the best knowledge of the moment. The opposition's argument is a spurious one, as nowadays we regard a promise not as something unchanging and absolute, but as an expression of commitment for the time and the circumstances it was made. To punish people for a vow they made fully intending to keep, when they no longer love their partner, is heartless and cruel.
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[ ] No
- Divorce devalues the meaning of the vows made at a wedding - ‘as long as you both shall live’. A society that allows these vows to be cast aside for no valid reason is reducing the stress placed by society on a person’s word as their bond.
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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Adultery: Can a divorce avoid the problem of adultery?
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[ ] Yes
- Divorce can avoid the problem of adultery: By making divorces faster and easier to obtain, we are reducing the incidence of adultery, both during a marriage and during the course of the divorce proceedings. The proposition would allow people to make the break more easily, rather than living a deceitful double life.
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[ ] No
- Easier divorces may encourage adultery through the devaluation of the institution of marriage:The debate is not about mere sexual gratification, but about a deeper, life-long commitment. By making divorce easier you are devaluing marriage, thus actually encouraging adultery by reducing the stress on marriage as an institution.
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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Write Subquestion here...
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[ ] Yes
Divorces are still undesirable, both financially ( eg .the loss of tax benefits ) and emotionally. It is never something one would ever enter into without proper though and consideration.
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[ ] No
The proposition will actually increase the number of failed marriages, as people will enter into marriage lightly and without proper consideration, knowing they can always obtain a divorce if things do not work out.
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