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The actual "wedding" has certainly gotten out of hand. I've been to weddings that have easily cost $75k just for one day. I've also been to some that probably cost less than $2k and were more fun. I don't think that someone needs to have a big wedding or any wedding at all. A legally binding contract with someone else isn't needed to show that you are committed to them.
Though, at times you may be more inclined to leave a relationship if that "contract" wasn't in place. Sometimes, there is some light at the end of dark tunnels... you know what I mean? These days people hit a rough patch and scram, when anyone in a long term relationship knows that sometimes it's the rough patches that give a great friendship/relationship/marriage context and marrow.
I'm definitely mixed on the idea of forever. I have had several multi-year monogamous relationships, and I've enjoyed my time in each of them. But, eventually they always collapse for one reason or another (probably boredom). I like the ideal of one person whom you can rely on forever, but practically speaking I just can't see it working for me. Maybe you just know when you know, as they say.
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thenewgreen · 4735 days ago · link ·
Maybe. I think anyone that says "this is the way", is lost. That goes for marriage and just about everything else too. You're the only person that knows the answer to these types of questions, no one can tell you to marry, divorce, stay single etc with any sort of authority.