Marriage

            I really think that marriage is still alive, and that’s because even though we as a generation are more liberals, we are always going to be looking for someone to be with. Being with somebody will always be in the human minds, that’s how we are raise and how many want to live their lives. Although I do think it is still strong I believe it is not because of the love one has for their partner. Now we see teens having kids, and when their parents notice that the girl is pregnant, the first question they ask is who the father is right? So now the girl tells her dad who the father is, and to make sure that her daughter is not alone they make those two teens get marry. That’s why I also think the divorce rate is getting higher, because those two teens maybe didn't love each other and when they get older they are probably be getting a divorce. That’s why I think that marriage is still strong, and I know that because I've seen it with family members. I see marriage more as wasting money so that people can see our wedding, when we think of marriage most of the time the first thing on our mind will be the wedding and the rings.

            When someone gets married they agree to spend their lives together and to be faithful. In the essay of Rivera, if you get a “temporary marriage” then it is not a marriage. I don’t know why they even called it that name, marriage main point is to live together until someone dies. By doing that temporary marriage, if you are religious, it would be disrespectful. There is no such thing as “temporary marriage” because you promise to be with that person for the rest of your life. In the vows you wouldn't say “and to live with you for the next two years”. That sounds weird to me and I’m sure it does sound weird to you. Getting marry is a compromise between a couple, is not an “if I like it I’ll renew our marriage”. Marriage is a serious compromise that needs to be taken really serious between the couple. To me temporary marriage is like saying F u the church and family tradition.

            I think that if a couple wants to get marry they need to think about what could happen once they marry and give it some critical thought. I do believe that getting married won’t necessarily make you happy. I've seen it with many families who are not happy being married. And even though there is another way to reduce divorce, “temporary marriage”, I think a successful marriage doesn't need an expensive ring so that we show it to the whole world like they do in the media, it also doesn't need an expensive wedding dress, it just need real love and I think that’s the most important thing and that’s what is missing in most marriages. This is just my opinion on marriage, and I know that it would be different from many of you.