Why do we take the risk of marrying? Or to get into a live-in relationship? We all know the reality of marriage. People who are real friends and lovers struggle to ensure that their marriage doesn't spoil their friendship. Which is not always possible,or is it OK to say that it is rarely possible? Then why do people marry?
Is culture, tradition, societal pressure, belongingness, food, partnership, sexual needs, emotional support the reasons for marriage? If you see these factors, we can either have a substitute or a way-out to deal with each. Thus, we can avoid getting into a lifelong commitment with a single human being for the rest of our lives, especially that we are polygamous as a species. Polygamy is practised in various cultures, although humans today still tend to showcase monogamy. But this was not always the norm among our ancestors. Other primates, i.e. the mammalian group, to which we humans belong, are still polygamous. Then why do people marry?
Suppose it is an adjustment done by both the sexes. It might be for financial stability or to ensure the growth of dynasty, that logic doesn't stand especially that both sexes today earn their living and the craziness of dynasty is mostly patriarchal. If it's about having someone as a partner to support in old age, then reality is anything but that! The couple need not die together, and mostly one person goes earlier to the other, leaving behind the partner to deal with the challenges of old age alone. Then why do people marry?
I have a created conversation to answer this question. But if I write it now, you will read it and make your opinion about my take. Either for it or against it. And that is not an issue for me. The problem with that is, you won't inquire about it. So I invite you to explore this topic yourself with introspection and conversations with people in your life. My take you can read tomorrow.
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