06-18-2017, 03:03 PM
(06-18-2017, 01:52 PM)Hell Rell Wrote: This thread absolutely has sexist undertones to it which is why I've stayed out of it until now.Hello Hell,
I definitely won't go over how Juliette turning down Nick's proposal doesn't reflect negatively on her again. There was nothing wrong with that and it doesn't make her a whore or their relationship casual. They lived in the same house for years, didn't step out on each other, and presumably both paid the bills. That's a committed relationship. It's not marriage or nothing. A ring or no ring means nothing because that wouldn't have saved their relationship. It would've ended just the same once Juliette became a Hexenbiest.
It is easy to read the data about marriage and society. In education, finance, and crime, marriage matters. Children are particularly affected by marital status of parents:
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/m...ildren.cfm
IMO, Juliette was not able to take marital vows. She did not love him. She made no commitment to him. Nick bought a ring and proposed. She spurned him.
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