The Bond of Marriage
Thursday, 24 March 2005 by Jacob TomawMarriage is a special, sacred bond between and man and a woman. Both individuals leave their families to become something new, something bigger then its combined parts. This bond mean knowing everything about each other. It also means being responsible to and responsible for each other. Husbands and wife need to be individuals, but also parts of a new self acting as one. This is a bond that should be respected by our society and should not be entered into lightly. In our modern world this bond also has legal rights and responsibilities.
Communication between spouses is protected and considered privileged. Spouses cannot be forced to testify against each other as you can be forced to testify against other individuals. The law understands and respects that people are and should be at least as open and honest with their spouses as they are with other privileged individuals like doctors and lawyers. Others respect this type of speech so much that is has to be protected to ensure that all facts are examined under the law.
Your spouse should be the person you most respect and trust. The law and tradition only allow a single spouse because only one person can fill the role. Your spouse should have (and I always thought had) the final say for you when you could not speak for yourself. They are expected to control you and your things as you would control them. If you do not trust someone to do that, you should not marry him or her.
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