Till Death Do Us Part

The part of Humanae Vitae that I find very interesting is about Married Love in paragraph nine. I believe that the Pope’s opinion about married love is a very good viewpoint on social identity. When he says that we are meant meant “not only to survive the joys and sorrows of daily life, but also to grow, so that husband and wife become in a way one heart and one soul, and together attain their human fulfillment” I think this is the reason people should get married. They should want to be able to experience not just the good but all the bad that also happens in life by each others side. It also gives very good psychological reasoning since it makes us actually think if we want to spend the rest of our lives with just one person. It truly is a decision that you need to think about for quite awhile and should never be a split decision, since when that happens it typically never ends too well. When the Pope also says “It is a love which is total—that very special form of personal friendship in which husband and wife generously share everything, allowing no unreasonable exceptions and not thinking solely of their own convenience.” I think this also shows a great example of psychological identity since thinking of not just yourself anymore but for a whole other persons well being as well takes a very emotional toll on some people. However if you truly do love someone, this should come as easy as pie since you will be thinking as one person and want the very best for both of you. Another good consequence of being in love when you’re married is knowing that the other person will be faithful and you will have nothing to ever worry about. Having someone be unfaithful to you is probably one of the lowest things someone could ever do to another person, but when it is solid true love it isn’t even a possibility.