Marriage is bullshit.

Allow me to elaborate.

In general, I dislike the notion of marriage. My perspective on many varying subjects has changed over the course of time, particularly in the last year. My willingness to live my life according to archaic rules of conduct has diminished.

Marriage is fast becoming an irrelevant institution, as far as I am concerned. First of all, while I don't reject the idea out of hand, I certainly do not require a church/state sanctioned relationship. I do not need a piece of paper or a data entry to validate my commitment to another human being. I will make my relationships meaningful through my own actions. If I should decide they are no longer in my best interests, I will dissolve them accordingly, which will be relatively simple as compared to legal processes.

Who wants that kind of entanglement anyway? Why bind yourself to someone in such a way? If the relationship is strong enough, it will hold itself together of its own accord. Getting married reeks of desperation. People often get married for two reasons, in my observation: so they're not alone, or to hold on to something they already feel slipping away. Settling for an okay marriage is hardly something to pat yourself on the back for.

To be continued...