For centuries marriage has symbolized never ending love, faithfulness and comfort. That is up until now. Recently the divorce rate has climbed through the roof, leaving one out of two couples separated. Needless to say, marriage has lost its value.
The media has put a lot of negativity on marriage, mostly aiming at men. It is common for television shows or movies to refer to marriage as being “tied down”. Men in real life take this reference and apply it to their own lives.
Boredom is the biggest factor for separation and divorce. When dating, everything’s fresh, fun and new. Married life seems less intriguing, you know what to expect and if you don’t completely love your spouse, things can get dull. This is why cheating and abuse may also follow a thoughtless wedding.
The way I see it is, if you can’t picture yourself staying together with someone through tough times, why go through with a marriage? There’s time to back out BEFORE the wedding, but unfortunately people are following this new trend (divorce) where people leave a marriage anywhere from one month to twenty five years later.
It’s as if the equivalent of marriage to American citizens is asking someone to be your girlfriend. The trend of meaningless marriage doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. The best advice I have is to think before you engage.