Talk:Essay:The Invisible Hand of Marriage

Insightful

Finally, something with which I cannot argue... at least not yet.
I was talking with someone about a few of the points made in this essay. Didn't think it related to marriage, just dedication to want to succeed. Oh well. ^.^ Nate^{Google's spiders need some work} 11:45, 6 August 2008 (EDT)

Gay couples

Hold on. so now gay couples do not help each other? They do not futher each other's goals in life, nag each other, complement each other? of this list of 7 all but two are irrespective of gender. and the two that are based on gender could just as easily be based on TWO DIFFERENT HUMAN outlooks. I know my sister and I complement each other because we are so extremely different - she is into science and math, a liberal, married for 7 years, job as an engineer for a downtown Denver building. I am a nurse with the army, and still waiting for "mr. right". You can't make broad and *unproven* statements about how two people of any gender complement each other.--IcedTea 12:41, 6 August 2008 (EDT)

I don't know which two you're referring to, and your personal story seems contrived. All the key elements identified apply only to male-female marriages. The invisible hand of marriage does not exist for same-sex marriages.

Besides, people don't get married to their sisters. I know I wouldn't! -MelanieKoontz 13:36, 6 August 2008 (EDT)

Love how trusting you are. You've never heard of two sisters being total opposites? Anyhow, only two of the "hands" directly say that the balance of man and woman is what drives this "hand". My question to you is why two men couldn't be just as productive as a man and a woman, just as focused on bettering their family, just as focused on finding economic goals that set the family in a better position and thereby drive each individual more. Each person in a couple, regardless of gender, helps the other out, encourages them, balances them, gently points out flaws and aids in fixing those flaws, etc. Why is this exclusive to a man and a woman in marriage?--IcedTea 13:55, 6 August 2008 (EDT)