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Can you really vow, "for better or for worse," when you don't know how bad it'll get?

 

Is marriage flawed since the vows specify "for better or for worse," yet there are some scenarios where they let you get a divorce?  Oh, and those scenarios differ from region to region.  They should just do away with that part since it is difficult, at at best, to clarify the specific level where it is OK to get a divorce and people don't agree on the appropriate level of "worse."

I mean, it's hard to promise, "for better or for worse," when you have no idea how bad it's going to get after the fact.  And sometimes, just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it does.  So in those cases, do you just go back and say, "OK, this just exceeded the level I considered "worse."  I did not sign up for this.  I want out!"

Maybe the vows should be exactly what people expect and want.  Maybe the vows should be, "for the good parts and only the bad parts I'm willing to put up with."  That way people don't lie or be called hypocrites or smething.

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I pretty well agree with you on most parts. I think it probably dates back to when the Catholic church would not allow divorce.King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife Catherine and marry Ann Boleyn. He eventually broke away from the Catholic Church due to his desire to divorce and remarry. He started the Church of England, now known as the Episcopal Church.

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I haven't thought through it all yet. This is just a work in progress :)

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I believe you can vow for that, but I believe that worse should be limited to the both of you still being able to be happy together. If that ability doesn't exist anymore, it is time to divorce in most cases. So yes, I believe you can, but the vow should be extended before anyone makes it.

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