What Is Marriage?
After all of the comments from last week’s Bloggy Giveaways, I could get use to all the voices around here. I hoping a few of you will come back and leave a comment here.
To entice you, I’m going to offer up a book. I mentioned that I’ve been reading Marriage: a History, and it has been fascinating. So, I’m going to buy one of you a copy. All you have to do is take my challenge.
The challenge: Define marriage.
That’s it. The rules:
- The contest is open all week. Leave your definition as a comment by 11:59 PM EDT on Saturday, May 3rd. I’ll announce a winner Sunday… or perhaps Monday.
- I’m looking for a dictionary definition, not an encyclopedia entry, so you need to keep in short. One or two sentences tops.
- No commentary on other definitions. You don’t have to agree with someone else’s definition, but this post is not the place to haggle… much less argue.
- I will be ordering the book from Amazon, so entry is limited to whomever I can ship to without incurring obscene shipping fees.
- Kerri and I are the sole judges of all entries. We reserve the right to moderate or edit comments; qualify or disqualify entries; and determine what “obscene” shipping fees are. (We’ll know them if we see them.)
Good luck, and now go put your inner word smith to work!
POSTED IN: Marriage Books
11 opinions for What Is Marriage?
Marriage Actually Big Purge 2008!
Apr 28, 2008 at 10:14 pm
[…] up a book. Define “marriage” for your chance to win Marriage: a […]
Maybe I should go to Vegas… « Frantically Simple
Apr 29, 2008 at 12:11 pm
[…] I said thanks. By the way, Marriage Actually is actually hosting another giveaway, about marriage! Stop by and enter; you too could be a big […]
Julie
Apr 29, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Marriage is a personal union of two people who love one another unconditionally.
franticallysimple
Apr 30, 2008 at 1:38 am
Marriage is a solemn contract between a man and a woman to love and care for one another throughout their lives.
Thrifty Karen
May 1, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Marriage is a life long vow or contract between a man and woman who are committed to one another. Sometimes this means being willing to put the other person and their needs before your own.
Peggy
May 2, 2008 at 1:53 am
Marriage is loving everything about another person for the rest of your life.
sandwiched
May 2, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Marriage is a sacred partnership within which each spouse tacitly agrees to rehash the other’s childhood issues for the rest of their lives. (I watched Oprah last week!)
Erin Gee
May 3, 2008 at 12:14 am
A very wise friend once told me that marriage is the three C’s. Commitment, communication and compromise. I like to add caring, crazy and the occasional good cuss to that list!
Betty~Simply Southern
May 3, 2008 at 8:23 am
marriage is when a man and a woman agree to love and Stand by each other no matter what.It is meant to be the ultimate time to do unto others as you would have them do unto you and to teach your children as well as showing them.Thus having a wondeful loving cherishing family.
thank you for a wonderful contest…
Ilissa H.
May 4, 2008 at 12:07 am
A marriage is made up of two best friends who trust in each other, understand each other, believe in each other and most importantly love eachother eternally.
Bald Man
May 5, 2008 at 9:39 pm
All,
Thanks for entering. I’ll announce and contact the winner shortly. I’ll also take some time to interact with your definitions… and give my own.
Cheers!
Have an opinion? Leave a comment: