Once Upon a Marriage

Marriage in my opinion is a huge commitment to both God and to your future spouse. I do feel marriage is still alive, but I also feel like marriage is not taken as serious as it should. In my opinion marriage is a huge step in a relationship. It does not just mean that you get to live with your spouse. It basically means that a couple now has a new future together, to make a living, begin a family, and to support each other’s decisions and to have each other through their lives, pretty much a new journey spent together.

Times from the past and now have definitely changed. There are so many teenagers having children when they are still kids themselves, and they feel the need to marry one another for the baby. When in reality they may not be meant for each other and it may lead the teenagers to get an early divorce. Some people do not take the phrase “I love you” seriously, I feel like it is said and not really meant. I say this because some teens feel like they truly are in love and decide to get married at such a young age, and they forget about their future goals, and just stay focused on their young love.

Then again, teens look up to celebrities, and some are not the greatest role models. Many social medias and magazines, mostly always publicize a celebrity’s second marriage, or even that a couple is getting a divorce. For young teens celebrities are who they look up to, so they may think that marriage is not a big deal and getting a divorce is perfectly okay. I also find that couples spend way too much money on weddings, and do not really keep in mind what a wedding is truly about. I am not saying that if you have an expensive wedding you don’t understand the meaning. I just feel like a small amount of people throw a huge wedding for publicity and don’t get the true meaning of a marriage.

I really enjoyed Rivera’s essay, but I have mixed feelings about temporary marriages. In a way it is good for young unsure couples that want a feel for how marriage will be. Like I said, marriage is a huge commitment and some people may not like having to be faithful to one person. One of the biggest reasons I would not agree with temporary marriages is because I feel like some people already do not take marriage seriously. I feel like having temporary marriages would lead a lot more people to think that marriage is not a big deal and it is. Marriage is a huge commitment for a reason, and it is not like marriage is forced upon people. Having temporary marriages would lose the meaning of getting married; it would not be special for those who truly want to spend the rest of their lives together. With that said, I feel that temporary marriages are more of a bad idea than a good one.