Ironically, Gerson said, as marriage becomes less something that everyone has to do, it's become more symbolically valued, as the primary reason to do it is love.

Gerson说，讽刺性的是人们不再视婚姻为不可或缺的，却越来越重视它的象征意义。爱情成为结婚的重要原因。

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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Being at Penn next year might make students' votes more meaningful -- statistically and symbolically.

CNN: UPenn students have electoral power