155. Why Marry? (Part 1)

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🗓️ 13 February 2014

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The myths of modern marriage.

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0:00.0	Marriage, or as it's sometimes called,
0:10.8	Marriage is what brings us together today.
0:15.8	It is an institution unlike any other in human history.
0:19.4	One could imagine there are countless reasons why two people would marry.
0:23.4	So we asked some people in New York City, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and San Francisco,
0:28.2	why they got married or why they want to get married.
0:31.8	We got married because we love each other.
0:33.6	To have a family, to finally continue with the tradition.
0:37.2	It's great, it's liberating.
0:38.8	There's a whole world out there that unmarried people that realize
0:42.8	to experience life with.
0:44.2	To be happy.
0:45.0	Being part of a community, part of a household, part of a marriage.
0:48.6	I think it's just the right things to do.
0:58.6	I was 17 when I got married.
1:00.2	I didn't know any better.
1:01.2	I think it was what I was supposed to do.
1:04.0	Thankfully, I haven't regretted yet.
1:06.8	In India, it is a social thing to get married.
1:09.6	I'm Catholics, so tradition is a big part of our lives.
1:13.8	I guess I don't really see why I wouldn't get married.
1:16.2	It was the right thing to do to raise a family, I thought.
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