Your All-Important Marriage Certificate by Dr. Randy Carney

Your All-Important Marriage Certificate by Dr. Randy Carney

(Originally published in GoArticles.com)

How important is your marriage certificate? Though some would say it is just a piece of paper, it is actually far more than that.

It is a legal document. It shows that you have claims to each other's property, or perhaps, better, that what each of you have, you have in common.

It is also important to have a marriage certificate if one of the spouses dies. To insure that your husband or wife gets what you want them to have as far as material possessions go, the marriage certificate is all important.

To be sure, what makes the marriage strong is related to what the certificate represents. Deeper qualities, such as love and respect, are not reduced to pen and ink. On the other hand, a person who is not willing to put his or her commitment in writing may have very little or no commitment at all.

While our society today may be lax about who gets a room together, the marriage certificate was once a very important document for the newlyweds when they wanted to get a room to spend the night.

Today, we might do well to understand that the document represents a commitment to faithfulness to the marriage partner. It helps to alleviate the fear that this may be a here today; gone tomorrow relationship. One of the greatest fears one of the marriage partners may have may be related to the question: "Will he (or she) really stay with me?" Something about the paper document seems to seal the answer to that question in a greater way than the verbal words that seem to have a tendency to fade away. In fact they could be regarded as just a vapor that can fade into the oblivion of the memory of the one who might want to forget them.

So, when you consider marriage, don't forget the all-important marriage certificate.

(Copyright 2008 by Randy Carney)

About the Author
Dr. Randy Carney has worked with married couples for years. A lack of real commitment to each other seems to be a major hurdle that, if overcome, brings success in any marriage. Did you find this article helpful? You can learn a lot more about further secrets to marital bliss by going to: Secrets of Marital Bliss.