Marriage is a very big step to take, no matter that you can just
do a Britney Spears and have your marriage dissolved in less than
24 hours. There’s a reason why the words “for better or for worse,
till death do us part” are included in the vows and surely you
wouldn’t want to be remembered as the woman who needed to walk
down the aisle for ten times before finding her perfect mate.
Or do you?
I’m sure you don’t.
Marriage is a sacrament that is meant to be a permanent union,
in spite of the legal system allowing it to be a transient phase
between lucidity and temporary insanity caused by inebriation.
If and when you find yourself thinking about marriage, here are
a few points to consider.
There is no right age when it comes to marriage. Some people are
lucky – or unlucky enough – to meet their destined partners when
they were only babies. Others, however, had to wait for years
and years before they’ll able to meet their one true love. Don’t
let yourself be pressured into getting married just because you’re
very much aware that your biological clock is ticking away and
all your friends have been married and you’re the only single
woman left in the block. Giving in to pressure might just lead
you to commit the biggest mistake of your life and end up married
to a man you actually loathe.
Even though you feel you’re in love head over heels, if you’ve
just met the man of your life two months ago, do take the time
to get to know him a little better. Yes, I do believe that there’s
such a thing as love as first sight but allowing it to cloud your
judgment and enter marriage without even learning his middle name
is carrying things a tad too far. If you truly love each other
then there’s no rush. It’s better to know now if there’s something
disagreeable about him rather than later, when you’re already
bound to him in name and in the eyes of the Church and the law.
Lastly, never enter marriage simply to improve your current financial
situation. Okay, so you’ve watched the movie of Catherine Zeta-Jones
and George Clooney and they actually found true love with each
other. But that’s in the silver screen! This is reality. Not only
is it undesirable to be labeled as a golddigger, it also doesn’t
feel that nice to sleep with someone you don’t feel anything for. |
