Marriage
Marriage
Com. 105
06/02/2006
Marriage? Think it Through!
“Love: a temporary insanity, curable by marriage.” (Bierce, 2006) The previous quote is what comes to this authors mind when I hear of couples discussing marriage. The common mistake that young couples make is that they do not stop to think about all the responsibilities that come with marriage or the ramifications if the marriage is unsuccessful. The intent of this essay is not to bash the wonderful idealism of marriage; but, rather to point out some the harsh realisms of marriage, such as divorce, children, and protect ting ones credit. Think of this essay as the calm voice of reasoning in ones love muddled head.
The odds of a marriage surviving are slim; according to a recent survey (2006), the divorce rate in America is at an alarming 50% and it does not seem to be getting better. In the same survey, they found that 37.5% of those who married between the ages of 20-24 were divorced. The divorce......
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