A look at Marriage

I look at the idea of marriage, what it meant before, prior to the sexual revolution and suffragist movement.

Men had all power. Women were homebodies. Not allowed property, nor a say, “stay silent woman!” *add smacking hand sound effect here*

Women depended on men for monentary support not because they wanted to, but they had no choice really. The idea of love was nice yet with arranged marriages, and such one was told ” you’ll fall in love with him later ” You will as in, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll submit and be submissive to his needs.

Now women have all the same rights as men, albeit that wages is still an issue. Women aren’t dependant on men, nor do they have to be. They have choice.

Yet even now, does love transcend the financial state of an individual? Does higher financial strength make a man/woman increasingly sexy, lovable or simply a better “match” ?

Do we need marriage now?

Now that each has their own means, with most marriages ending in divorce why bother, the lawyers suck your money away anyhow, and what do you have in the long run? Debt, grief and a bitterness for someone you may have caressed and held onto during those long summer storms at night.

Is marriage still worth it for most folks? Or is love an option only available to the rich?