An End/Beginning of Year Update

[MrBond]

"MrBond, my question is what is the source of the assumption that "sticking with that one person" is a stronger "vow" than being a sexual partner to your spouse?"

All of this is semantics. They come down to individuals and their own perception of what M means, not necessarily the "vow". The vow includes things that also include things that don't include sex. The fact that you're going to be with each other through thick and thin, sickness, poverty, etc. It's about commitment to be true to one another even when the chips are down.

Some people believe sex is part of that and some don't based on the wider scheme of things. If a spouse is injured or gets old and can no longer perform sexually, the vow is there to say that you are committed to one another no matter what.