fend for your own.

well, I do think our society does take into consideration that marriage is, as somebody else mentioned, a partnership.  marriage is something i consider to be a perk to my life.  My idea of marriage is having somebody who you work well with and very much so enjoying being around.  But marriage does involve a lot of other things besides love.  marriage is bringing another individual into your personal life and allowing that person to rely on you, and vice versa. Somebody to work through your problems with. I do think this is a large part of what loving somebody is, are to want to do these things for each other.  But i think they also form their own category and are more of a role you develop rather than a feeling. with that being said, i do think marriage should revolve outside of loving one another.