Iheart~Cali
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Because 30 is officially "not young" anymore. There's no "2" in front of your age. Who wants to be an old bride? I know it's just a number and may sound silly, but that's how some females think. I don't think alot of other females feel like me, but I've always wanted to be married. I'm not into the whole new independent woman thing. Housekeeping and making babies is alright with me, while my husband goes and earns the money. Not saying that I won't work. If I need to I will; doing it right now. But if I had my way, I"d be a stay at home mom.
I guess women (not all) feel validated when they get married because it says that someone cares enough about them to marry them. Also it's like a race between them and their friends. No one wants to be the last to get married. It's a measure of self-worth for some of us. And yes that's the wrong reason to get married. I'm sure alot of us know that, but the thought is still there. And those types of marriages are the ones that don't work out too. They are just getting married for the wrong reasons, and wonder why they're not happy; and their man's not happy. People should only get married when they're perfectly happy being by themselves. It sounds contradictory but if you're not at that point yet, you'll bring your baggage into the marriage with you and it's bound to be major problems down the road.
But to answer the question, if my s/o didn't want to get married but otherwise treated me like a queen, I'd still have to leave. Only because my long term goals and his are completely opposite of each other. If we don't have the same outlook, how would it ever work? I want to get married. Why would I be with someone who doesn't? That's just setting yourself up for unhappiness. These are things that should be really be discussed at the onset of a relationship; in the dating phase. That way it's easier to cut ties when you find out you don't want the same things.
And just because somebody treats you well doesn't mean you're meant to be together. A guy could treat you like a queen and still be cheating on you on the side.....with a man....or some other way out stuff...does that mean you should stay with him?
I guess women (not all) feel validated when they get married because it says that someone cares enough about them to marry them. Also it's like a race between them and their friends. No one wants to be the last to get married. It's a measure of self-worth for some of us. And yes that's the wrong reason to get married. I'm sure alot of us know that, but the thought is still there. And those types of marriages are the ones that don't work out too. They are just getting married for the wrong reasons, and wonder why they're not happy; and their man's not happy. People should only get married when they're perfectly happy being by themselves. It sounds contradictory but if you're not at that point yet, you'll bring your baggage into the marriage with you and it's bound to be major problems down the road.
But to answer the question, if my s/o didn't want to get married but otherwise treated me like a queen, I'd still have to leave. Only because my long term goals and his are completely opposite of each other. If we don't have the same outlook, how would it ever work? I want to get married. Why would I be with someone who doesn't? That's just setting yourself up for unhappiness. These are things that should be really be discussed at the onset of a relationship; in the dating phase. That way it's easier to cut ties when you find out you don't want the same things.
And just because somebody treats you well doesn't mean you're meant to be together. A guy could treat you like a queen and still be cheating on you on the side.....with a man....or some other way out stuff...does that mean you should stay with him?
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