I grew up as a Christian going to church every Sunday, and I am a daughter to two happily married individuals. I had great role models throughout childhood and a good life. I’ve always gone along with the idea that eventually, everybody will pair off, get married and have children.
I am thirty two now, and after suffering multiple abusive relationships with men, I am definitely starting to challenge the notion of monogamous marriage.
I hear countless horror stories daily about married couples. Stories that make my skin crawl. Stories that make me want to be single for life. We all know how the majority of marriages end in divorce. We know how the woman is so labor-burdened (catering to the husband and the children, maintaining the home AND working on top of that). A lot of men are super mean and cruel to women. People cheat. It’s almost like the happy relationship my parents have are the exception.
Marriage doesn’t guarantee anything. It doesn’t guarantee your partner won’t leave you, abuse you, kill you, etc. So tell me, what is the point of marriage? I understand it may make it slightly more difficult to leave someone (which is horrible for the woman). I understand that a proposal of marriage is a grand gesture of a man - but is it really?
Forgive my cynicism. But can we really argue with all the divorce rates and say marriage is a good thing?
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