Re: Interesting ordeal at the gym tonight...
Or y'know, you can blame the institution of marriage... since humans aren't really monogamous and marriage is just a societal construction that is relatively recent on the scheme of things and is interpreted in a multitude of ways throughout the world.
Marriages don't normally last... wonder why? Because it's an unnatural idea that puts a lot of extra stressors on a relationship that are ultimately unnecessary in most cases. The loving relationships that last for 60 years would've lasted that long without being officially married, because those people are intensely compatible and love each other regardless of any legal/religious agreement.
Some of those 40+ year married couples may have pulled the plug in the 50's or 60's's though if divorce and being a single woman over 25 years old wasn't so frowned upon back then. After a certain age, you're just going to live with the misery of a failed relationship because there's not much of an alternative in people's minds. Hence the old couples that basically hate each other but stay together until they die... it's nothing more than a relationship of convenience (and a sort of reverence for shared history) at that point.
Anyway, marriage rant over. I'm staying away from the whole idea, thanks. Life-long commitment may happen, but it won't be called a 'marriage' for me.
Or y'know, you can blame the institution of marriage... since humans aren't really monogamous and marriage is just a societal construction that is relatively recent on the scheme of things and is interpreted in a multitude of ways throughout the world.
Marriages don't normally last... wonder why? Because it's an unnatural idea that puts a lot of extra stressors on a relationship that are ultimately unnecessary in most cases. The loving relationships that last for 60 years would've lasted that long without being officially married, because those people are intensely compatible and love each other regardless of any legal/religious agreement.
Some of those 40+ year married couples may have pulled the plug in the 50's or 60's's though if divorce and being a single woman over 25 years old wasn't so frowned upon back then. After a certain age, you're just going to live with the misery of a failed relationship because there's not much of an alternative in people's minds. Hence the old couples that basically hate each other but stay together until they die... it's nothing more than a relationship of convenience (and a sort of reverence for shared history) at that point.
Anyway, marriage rant over. I'm staying away from the whole idea, thanks. Life-long commitment may happen, but it won't be called a 'marriage' for me.
Also, I always laugh when I hear the ex say his ex was a bitch and the other ex says her ex was a controlling dick. The funiest thing is when you start dating someones ex. You keep thinking man what was that dude thinking she is angel, then you marry her and then you quickly see what he was talking about. 
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