I’m at that age where everyone in my life – my friends and cousins – are all either looking to get married, are getting married, or are already married. And that means, every time I am at a social event which has my nosy and noisy relatives, I’m asked the million-dollar question – ‘when are you getting married?’. The most annoying thing about being asked this question is the fact that no one really asks you whether you want to tie the knot or not, they just assume you do. And if you meet those rare peeps who ask you that, well, let’s just say they are not ready to hear what I have to say. Why is that so? Well, my reason for not “settling down” has a lot to do with my parents. Now, don’t get me wrong, my parents have had a pretty decent marriage, but that doesn’t take from the fact that they weren’t right for each other and compromised on a lot of things that one shouldn’t compromise on.
I always thought that I was one of the few people who did not want to get married because of the example set by my parents, but that changed quickly when I came across this Reddit thread that spoke about this very same thing. A Reddit user by the name of u/ErenFoundingTitan posted a question that read, “Do you also not want to get married because you have seen the example of your parents’ marriage?”.
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And the answers that were posted were so relatable. Many people on the internet spoke about how they did not want to get married because of their parents fighting, some are worried about whether or not they’ll find a partner who will live up to the standards their parents’ marriage has set, and others are afraid they’ll turn out like either of their parents and have the same toxic traits that will ruin their partners’ lives.
Check out some of their answers:
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However, let me tell you, all the replies weren’t negative. A lot of them also replied saying that they had seen their parents have a bad marriage but still wanted to get married and be different from them. There were others who spoke about how two relationships are never the same because the people involved are different. In simple words, there was a silver lining in this thread as well. Check it out:
I have to say, some of these replies really made me sit back and think about how the entire outlook on marriage is so bleak and bleh. What about you?
