By Leslie Pogue

To commit is to decide. To choose to stick with a decision no matter what happens. Marriage vows ask us to commit to our partner for better or worse, in sickness and health, ‘til death do you part. If you are a religious person, you know the only “get out of jail free card” from marriage is if one or the other partner breaks a commandment. So if that is the case why do 65-70% of marriages end in divorce? Why commit to a maybe? I firmly believe in the institution of marriage but like so many other institutions created a lifetime ago, perhaps the rules are a little dated. Maybe it is time to make marriage work for your own individual relationship. That may or may not require legalities.
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