Supreme Court’s pronouncement on Love and Marriage
CHI MING TSOI vs. CA
266 SCRA 342
Justice Torres:
Man has not
invented a reliable compass by which to steer a marriage in its journey over
troubled waters. Laws are seemingly inadequate. Over time, much reliance has
been placed in the works of the unseen hand of Him who created all things.
Who
is to blame when a marriage fails?
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Love
is useless unless it is shared with another. Indeed, no man is an island. The
cruelest act of a partner in marriages is to say “I could not have cared less”.
This is so because an ungiven self is an unfulfilled self. The egoist has
nothing but himself. In the natural order, it is sexual intimacy which brings
spouses wholeness and oneness. Sexual intimacy is a gift and a participation in
the mystery of creation. It is a function which enlivens the hope of
procreation and ensures the continuation of family relations.
Marriage
is definitely not for children but for two consenting adults who view the
relationship with love amor gignit amorem, respect, sacrifice and a continuing
commitment to compromise, conscious of its value as a sublime social
institution.
