In reading the thread about what you expected from marriage, a few, including me, just kinda went with the flow because it seemed like the normal thing to do.
Even though a relationship in life is optional, do very many even consider the option, or does everyone automatically assume they will have a long term relationship simply because that's just how everyone else does and it seems normal.
I wonder if anyone ever asks early in life, "Gee, I wonder if I'm the marrying kind, or do I like freedom too much?" Is it just so against our culture to be unattached that it contributes to our decision? If I had it to do over, and if I knew myself then like I do now, I would have seriously asked myself that question before taking the plunge.
There is a song out that opens with this lyric in a sarcastic tone
"If you ain't got two kids by 21
You're probably gonna die alone
At least that's what tradition told you"
Even though a relationship in life is optional, do very many even consider the option, or does everyone automatically assume they will have a long term relationship simply because that's just how everyone else does and it seems normal.
I wonder if anyone ever asks early in life, "Gee, I wonder if I'm the marrying kind, or do I like freedom too much?" Is it just so against our culture to be unattached that it contributes to our decision? If I had it to do over, and if I knew myself then like I do now, I would have seriously asked myself that question before taking the plunge.
There is a song out that opens with this lyric in a sarcastic tone
"If you ain't got two kids by 21
You're probably gonna die alone
At least that's what tradition told you"
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