Wedding Vows?

Nite Angel · Wedding Vows?

Why is the bride and groom required to read different vows in some churches. While the man is required to say "love, with my worldly possession", the bride is asked to say "obey, forsaking all others". If you say man love, woman obey; how come men scream wolf when their wives don't love them?

How come nobody ever talk about honour. The Bible did ask men to honour their wives. The last time I checked my dico, honour meant "higher kind of respect". Submission, reverence, respect etc is mutual.

I think vows should be the same; what is good for the goose is good for the gander. About being serious with the vows; maybe it should be said from the heart instead of read from a book or may be as some people suggested have horns and axes or better still lace it with blessings and curses in Deuteronomy then both parties will know it's no joke.

I can't imagine the different vows people have heard, please feel free to share. I'm sure those who came up with "for better for worse" had their genuine reason but with all the complexities, I guess it's better for the couple to say a vow that comes from their hearts maybe then you'll actually hear some men saying "as long as you obey me there won't be trouble" and some women saying "as long as you keep it in your pants, I'll love you forever."

What do you think

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