Marriage Is Overrated
Marriage Is Overrated "Marriage"(n.): Legally after 18, socially at 25, economically after 30, logically never. And yet. The flowers arrive. The cake nobody actually wanted. The relatives who cry for reasons only they understand. The vows which are essentially a legally binding promise to split the thermostat argument for the rest of your life. At 18 you sign anything. Love is a document you read with your chest and not your eyes. At 25 the aunties win. Not because they are right but because they are " present " and relentless and they know where you live. At 30 you do the math. Two incomes, one rent, shared subscriptions, the economics of loneliness finally outweighed by the economics of " us " And logically? Logically, it makes no sense two people promising forever in a world where forever averages about eleven years before someone, changes the Netflix password. Nobody tells you about the Tuesday. The one where love sits across from you in...