Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor on Marriage
Elizabeth Nunez
DeVry University
Advanced Composition
January 12, 2014
Letter to the Editor on Marriage I am writing in regards to Tauriq Moosa’s We need to have a frank discussion about marriage featured on The Guardian website. It is an intriguing article that brings up many excellent points and I want to commend Tauriq on his dedication to the topic of marriage and its place in today’s society. As a wife and a mother of two I have some disagreements and concerns to what is being described as “a gun to the throat.” In the beginning of your article I was quite disturbed by your disapproval of desiring marriage to be a part of a relationship. I acknowledge that marriage is not a necessity in today’s society especially since we are encouraging the last several generations to be an individual without full support or reliability on another human being however as a parent and a wife I can honestly say that if I was not married to my husband I would not be doing everything in my power to fix our marital complications. A relationship, even if it is of several years and commitment has been proven and established, is still easily disposable. Children may be involved in the relationship along with mutual belongings but that does not make the bond as strong as a marriage. For example, if you went to a dealership, made a verbal agreement that you would pay your car bill over the next 2 years with no contract there is a slim chance that you would do so because humans are not the most reliable or honest creatures. It is my belief that when a legal and binding agreement is made we work harder to fulfill the constraints and promises of said agreement not only for love of the other person but also to avoid any legal consequences such as losing your belongings and or children. In regards to marriage myth number 2 I would have to disagree that marriage is simply a “public declaration of love” it is much more than that. Yes,
Elizabeth Nunez
DeVry University
Advanced Composition
January 12, 2014
Letter to the Editor on Marriage I am writing in regards to Tauriq Moosa’s We need to have a frank discussion about marriage featured on The Guardian website. It is an intriguing article that brings up many excellent points and I want to commend Tauriq on his dedication to the topic of marriage and its place in today’s society. As a wife and a mother of two I have some disagreements and concerns to what is being described as “a gun to the throat.” In the beginning of your article I was quite disturbed by your disapproval of desiring marriage to be a part of a relationship. I acknowledge that marriage is not a necessity in today’s society especially since we are encouraging the last several generations to be an individual without full support or reliability on another human being however as a parent and a wife I can honestly say that if I was not married to my husband I would not be doing everything in my power to fix our marital complications. A relationship, even if it is of several years and commitment has been proven and established, is still easily disposable. Children may be involved in the relationship along with mutual belongings but that does not make the bond as strong as a marriage. For example, if you went to a dealership, made a verbal agreement that you would pay your car bill over the next 2 years with no contract there is a slim chance that you would do so because humans are not the most reliable or honest creatures. It is my belief that when a legal and binding agreement is made we work harder to fulfill the constraints and promises of said agreement not only for love of the other person but also to avoid any legal consequences such as losing your belongings and or children. In regards to marriage myth number 2 I would have to disagree that marriage is simply a “public declaration of love” it is much more than that. Yes,
References: Tauriq Moosa (2014, January 4). We need to have a frank discussion about marriage [website] Retrieved from: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/04/marriage-busting-the-myths