Comments on: “Family values crowd get poked in the eye” http://familyrelationships.org.uk/family-values-crowd-get-poked-in-the-eye News and resources for the modern family Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:42:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Linda http://familyrelationships.org.uk/family-values-crowd-get-poked-in-the-eye/comment-page-1#comment-6112 Linda Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:43:55 +0000 http://familyrelationships.org.uk/2006/10/18/family-values-crowd-get-poked-in-the-eye#comment-6112 I'm not married, purely and simply down to the fact that myself and my partner haven't found time - that's terrible isn't it? But that doesn't stop us bringing our children up with the same stability and love that the most rock-solid of marriages can also offer. It's simplistic I know but I don't believe a wedding and a piece of paper mean any more commitment for some - I've witnessed the breakdown of too many marriages to cling on to that belief. When we take those vows, boy will I mean them. I’m not married, purely and simply down to the fact that myself and my partner haven’t found time – that’s terrible isn’t it?

But that doesn’t stop us bringing our children up with the same stability and love that the most rock-solid of marriages can also offer.

It’s simplistic I know but I don’t believe a wedding and a piece of paper mean any more commitment for some – I’ve witnessed the breakdown of too many marriages to cling on to that belief.

When we take those vows, boy will I mean them.

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