Ethical Analysis Of Trial Marriage

With the origination of sexual revolution, sexual liberation and sexual freedom in the 1960s in the west, trial marriage, simulation marriage and unmarried cohabitation became more and more prevalent. China is experiencing "double transition", in which people’s concept of marriage has greatly changed. Trial marriage, as a new type of sexual life style, has been gradually accepted. To the young, love is not only spiritual, but also physical. Thus, the coordination of the life and values, personalities, hobbies, lifestyles, personal behaviors, and even sexuality among the couple has become an important factor in determining the survival of marriage. Therefore, most people who are experiencing trial marriage agree that it is necessary for a "experiment" before raising a family, so that they both can got a deeper understanding. So trial marriage in recent years has formed a neglected romantic landscape in our country.The emergence of trial marriage has its complex subjective motive and social background. It’s prevalent also brings great impact and challenge to our traditional concept of marriage and family structure. Trial marriage, in some degree, has its certain rationality. It first reflects personal rationality claims towards sexual rights. And then, is a kind of reasonable use of private rights in marriage and family. But trial marriage always come with individualism, hedonism and indulgence, and is contrary to the ethical responsibility of love and marriage. In addition, "cohabitation but not married" may leads to some consequences that not only hurts the couple, but also causes a series of social problems. It follows that we should be rational on the phenomenon of trail marriage, and shouldn’t just realize the brightness and attractive, and ignore the serious flaws and shortcomings. So moral guide mechanism on trail marriage should be built. First, in order to enhance moral consciousness in marriage, we should guide human beings to establish correct concept of marriage and strengthen self-discipline education in moral marriage. Second, keep the unity of sex, love, marriage. Third, pay attention to build a good atmosphere of moral marriage. Insist on a positive and correct moral evaluation to guide the marriage. Finally, give full play to the role of family education in marriage guiding, and pay attention to the use of public power to intervention the malignant consequences of trail marriage, so that the legitimate rights of vulnerable groups could be protected. Therefore, the ethical analysis of trail marriage helps to provide theory basis and give practical guidance on the research of such problems in our country. It also helps the couple get rid of their misunderstanding on trail marriage as soon as possible, and confidently establish a happy family. Thus make contribution to the construction of a socialist harmonious society.