Why do people 'renew' their marriage vows?

[madmaggot]

Can someone who has done this tell me what their reasoning is?
When I married I vowed 'to love and cherish from this day forward, etc', that vow did not have a time limit ie until we have been together for 20 years and then needs to be 'renewed' if still valid.
Why get married if the vows that are taken are not true?
I hope someone can explain this to me. Thanks

[EK111]

i think its just to remind one another of that vow. I intend to, IF i ever do get married as its a tricky thing to do, to do the ame and renew the vows...not as in a wedding every bloody year, just a renewal of the vov...its not because i never ould have mant them to begin with...ut i think its o you dont forget just how important they really are. people get lot in married life, they forget itssomething that needs continous watering for example..because you change, things change and i think renewing the vows for some pople like myself willkeepthem grouded and not foretthe commitment they made to one another.

does that make sense?

[grasscarp]

They do it for any number of reasons. Excuse for a party. Impress their friends that they are still together. Try to get their partner interested again. Chance to dress up and be centre of attention (often the reason for the original wedding). There is no genuine need for a renewal. Ever.

[EK111]

MINUS THE SPELLING MISTAKES


i think its just to remind one another of that vow. I intend to, IF i ever do get married as its a tricky thing to do, to do the same and renew the vows...not as in a wedding every bloody year, just a renewal of the vow made...its not because i never would have meant them to begin with..b.ut i think its so you dont forget just how important they really are. people get lost in married life, they forget its something that needs continous watering for example..because you change, things change and i think renewing the vows for some pople like myself will keep them grouded and not forget the commitment they made to one another.

does that make sense?

[grasscarp]

OK EK, but they dont actually expire, and you dont need another ceremony to keep up the commitment. Communication, breaks away together, mutual respect in day to day life - all work just as well. I only have 32 years experience of my marriage mind you.

[Sqad]

mizzybat/grasscarp............LOl......spot on.

[madmaggot]

Oh, I was really hoping that someone who has done this could tell me the reasoning behind their decision to do so.
Never mind lol.

[shaneystar2]

I've never felt the need to remind my old man of " to love and to cherish from this day forward etc ." Or retake my wedding vows .
He knows which side his bread is buttered and has done so for the last nearly 38 years :)
To be honest I cringe when I see people do this .Load of old slop .

[grasscarp]

When my friend's wife said that she wanted to renew their wedding vows, his response was "I didnt realise they had expired" .......

[madmaggot]

There must be someone who has done this and is willing to say why they did so, surely?

[grasscarp]

After some of the things we have said they are probably too scared to admit to it!

[tamirra]

We renewed our vows a couple of years ago, my reason i wanted one was to let my husband know how much i still love him even after i had an affair.

[R1Geezer]

I don't get that one, you loved him so much you had an affair?! Right oh!

[BagPussAA]

Me and Mr Bagpuss have renewed our vows. When we got married, due to family circumstances, we did not tell anyone that we had done it. We did it for us and so none of our family and friends were present. We renewed our vows after 5 years and this was so that our friends and family could be present and enjoy the moment with us.

[tamborine]

my thoughts exactly - do the couple wear their original wedding outfits & re-iterate speeches...such a palavar!

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