I know I am only 17, but latley I have been thinking alot about marraige. It seems wonderful, you get be with the one you love forever. ANd you get to get dressed up really pretty and be the center of attention for one whole day, and get a honeymoon and all that...Im not saying Im gonna run out and get married but I was just wondering, is it really wonderful?
it's only wonderful if it's with someone who you really know you can truely spend the rest of your life with. i am engaged to the most wonderful person in the world, but we are going to wait at least 2 more years (possibly longer) before we actually tie the knot, because we want to make sure we are really ready for that big of a comittment. we pretty much act married now, anyway, so i must say, it is a beautiful thing
i don't want to get married and go through all that pretty dressing up crap...but i do wish i was married and had a stable relationship with a loving wife whoi addore ....i wanna skip the rest of my life and go straight into retirement...spending my days relaxing all day with the woman i love *sigh*...thats the life for me.
I point blank do not believe in marriage... but that's because I am not religious and as far as I am concerned the only reason to get married would be for the legal benefits upon divorce, retirement or death etc. However with the laws for 'common law' husband and wife (common law being they are not actually married but have lived together as if the were for a number of years) getting better, for me marriage is more and more becoming just a piece of paper. It's easy to believe that you will be with someone forever... sadly however that is not often the case. Few people are lucky enough to remain 'in love' with the same person their entire lives... very, very few people and if I hadn't witnessed these lucky, lucky people with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that either heh. I do recognize that marriage for some is a very important and significant testament of their loyalty, love, respect and admiration for their partner, I however do not feel the need for marriage in order to convey such sentiments. There again I am known as a pessimist by others, but I prefer the term realist myself
Read a joke the other day that said "Marriage destroys sex. You are suddenly getting into bed with a relative." Laughed sooo hard.
If that's the part you're focusing on then...oh my...I don't even know where to begin. When you find someone you want to marry then what you wear, being the center of attention, and having a honeymoon will seem much less important. I'm not trying to jump on your case or anything, but the wedding itself is only one day, a marriage should last a lifetime. I'm planning to marry my boyfriend and I really don't care what I'll be wearing on our wedding day. And we plan to get married by ourselves...I don't care about being the center of attention...I just want it to be a romantic day for my love and I. And being with him any day of the week is heaven so I don't feel very concerned about having a honeymoon. Our daily lives are better than a honeymoon. just my two cents. :H
I know that im just saying the wedding is a bonus and you get to spend the rest of your life with the person you love and your best friend... and a honeymoon is an escape from everyone
