Tmach137:

Come out and say exactly what you mean directly, so I don't misconstrue your posts. Thanks

You shouldn't bow to whims of those around you nor the opinion of others where your life is concerned.

Kobojunkie:
You shouldn't bow to whims of those around you nor the opinion of others where your life is concerned.

I don't wish to merely bow to the whims of those around me. My invitation to people to change my mind was simply to hear good logical arguments for why marriage should be mandatory as most people feel it should apparently.