Marriage

Quite a few of my friends tell me that they do not want to get married. They may have different reasons. Some say it's because they don't want to be tied down. Some because they just can't find 'the one'... The people who say this is a mixture of men and women, of different races. I guess times are changing... people are starting to feel that they don't need to be married and have a family in order to be accepted by society.

One of those friends asked me what would be the worst that can happen if she didn't get married. My answer is quite simply, you die alone.

Some people might say, well you don't have to be married and yet have a life partner. Well, if you are living together, you have kids together, etc, then you're unoffically married. You're only missing that piece of paper that says you are husband and wife. So those people don't count.

When I say unmarried, I mean you are basically unattached.

And yes, you will die alone... so is it that bad?

I personally wouldn't want it. You may have enjoyed being single up to a point, but I need that whole 'relationship' setup. I enjoy having dependants and depending on others.

Nobody actually plans on being alone for their entire life. It just happens. So that's why I don't believe my friends who tell me they don't want to get married. It just hasn't happened yet. It most likely will.

Is there a moral to this blog post?

Well, here's my 2 cents worth...

Most people who come out and say they don't want to get married are just frustrated with society. Everybody asks them THAT DAMNED QUESTION. And they are just sick of it. It's not that they don't want to end up in a great, long lasting relationship. It's just that they haven't found the right person yet. They are pressured into finding somebody fast in order to conform with the norms of society.

Well, stop bugging them. If you have a person who's not married or even in a meaningful relationship, don't ask them when they are gonna get married. Don't set them up with anybody either. Just let nature takes it's course. After all, it's human nature to get together and procreate.