Why don’t we say, “I want to be with you for 2 years ahead”?
They say marriage needs love. Really?
People come and go in our lives. And love will fade away over time, as the mind also will change.
But why are we taught to want to stay with a person for a long time? Like, why should we marry a person with a vow that we will live with them forever? Even for better or for worse? What if the partner is a gold digger? What if the partner turns out to be an abusive person or a shapeshifter who can change themselves to be a lizard?
Or the most confusing thing is, why there’s that kind of vow that just let death do us apart when in the end there’s an emergency exit — called divorce?
Why doesn’t society just make a commitment, as in, “I want to be with you at least for 2–5 years ahead.” Therefore, the scenarios can be reviewed and renewed if the couple wants to create an extended relationship period.
But yeah, the point is, why should we make a promise that’s probably hard to fulfill?
