When they invented the "Till death do us part" didn't people only live to be like 35 on average?

Personally, I think everyone should have to take a test before marriage. On the test is all the questions that should be asked, but most are so in lust that they do not seem important at the time.

Fail the test, you are not granted a marriage license. It works for the drivers license bureau, why not the marriage license bureau?

The average lifespan of 35 is actually based on just that...an average of how long people lived...including many, many infant and early childhood deaths.

Usually if someone lived beyond 5 to 10 years of age, they had a pretty good chance of living to 60 or 70...even in Roman times.

I do think one of the reasons for the increase in the divorce rate/acceptability of divorce etc. (and there are many factors) is the fact that people now have to stay married for much longer than they did previously.

I have known some people to get divorced after 20-30 years of marriage, whereas in the past, at least one of them probably would have been dead by 50 or 60!

I would say that statement came from the Bible! When you marry, it is to be for life until death. And just think in Bible days people lived to be 100's to 1000's of years old. So my suggestion to you would be if you dont want the till death part. Dont get married, or live with anyone. Just date, and hump whoever and however many you want, that way when one starts getting on your nerve, turn her loose and move on to the next one.

yes, but now the stuggles are longer and we are lucky to be living with that person for even longer now. If you marry someone you marry them for their faults and all, even the little things that bother you. Its tougher now days because everyone can support themselves and doesn't need another person to keep them above water. Before marrying someone you need to know that person in and out and even the things that you are not so fond of, if you can live with those, you can live through 'til death do us part'

Wow. Astonishing.

Someone actually believes people lived 700 years.

/Women/ did not marry in their mid-twenties in Elizabethan times.

You were an old maid if you were 25 and not married.

And again, assuming you make it to adulthood, the average life expectancy has not changed much; from ~65 to 75 in thousands upon thousands of years.

The "average" has improved by greatly by reducing infant mortality, the likelihood of or the mother's death during birthing, and fighting childhood diseases (antibiotics and vaccines.)

Marriage vows can be created custom ya know.

I changed the "Till death to us part" to "Until I shank your *** in your sleep"

It still has the traditional meaning of death do us part, but it gave me legal consent to kill him when I saw fit.

Why add it people do that for the most part anyway. Some people actually get better with time so you shouldn't be so quick to rid yourself of them with that thinking.

We should all sign 3 year contracts. At the end of the contract, we can either renew or walk. I think a lot of us would just walk.

or "Till just the sight of you you makes me want to take a sledge hammer to your damn face?"

This is why I've remained single. I can't tolerate ANY person for more than a couple hours at a time.