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Marky Mark is finally ready to settle down. The former pop star and current mega-hottie actor, fresh off the lukewarm if challenging film The Happening, is preparing to marry his girlfriend after all these years. According to People, Wahlberg and Rhea Durham are ready to make it official and have baby number three on the way! Why? Well, the former head of the Funky Bunch wants his family to be as successful as his movie career. With hits like Oscar-winning The Departed to his credit, Wahlberg may have to put in some daddy overtime!
Wahlberg, 37, says he is finally ready to give up life in the fast lane and work on the things that matter in life, like getting eight hours of sleep at night. Good, luck, Mark! Clearly this man has no idea that parenting entails giving up your sleep preferences until your kid goes to college.
My question is this: Does it take a marriage to make a family? The Jolie-Pitts would say no way, no day (although who knows, they may already secretly be married if rumors are true). Many other celebrity parents have admitted they have no plans or need to marry. What do you think? Is there ever a right time to "settle down" and marry whether or not you already have a family?
| Yes, BEFORE having kids. | |
|---|---|
| No, it's really up to the couple. | |
| Mark who?!? |
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7-28-2008 @ 3:40PM
Marylena said...While I'll allow that every couple is different and every couple has a different idea of what commitment is, I believe a full commitment to the other person is necessary if you're going to be raising children together. This is important for stability in the family. For many couples, a commitment necessitates marriage.
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7-29-2008 @ 1:48PM
JoAnn said...My significant other and I have a beautiful 6 month old boy, and no current plans to marry. I don't agree that a marriage is necessary for stability- as the fact that so many marriages are clearly unstable belies that. However- I do agree with the above that a FULL commitment IS necessary for a stable family life. That commitment can be made by two consenting adults who agree to share their lives- with or without a written certification of it.
We were not planning to get pregnant- and now that we are fully entrenched in life with a very active 6 month old we feel that we wouldn't be able to enjoy the celebration of a marriage as fully as we would like to- so we're waiting until time allows for that type of celebration!
We ARE fully committed- to each other- and to raising our son to be happy, health and a person of character.
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