Til Death?

Poor Marriage...
Its being fought over by the religious right who uses it as a weapon against those who dare question these zealots about anything or anyone who falls outside of their slanted Christian ideals.

Poor Marriage...
There are less and less people who are willing to enter into it, save those who have been denied its privileges by lawful backdoor discrimination.  My observations on the eschewing of marriage are anecdotal. I happen to have populated my life here in AZ with mostly single people. None of these people are looking for someone to marry.  My male friend is one of those. Never married, he just doesn't see why anyone of any age would want to be.  Hell, he says he doesn't even like anyone sharing his bed for a whole night because he likes his own space! Now that's a diehard single. I've gotta say, that this is one of the reasons I like him and it mirrors  my feelings exactly. I like the lack of permanence with no dreamy eyed expectations from either person. You don't get that from a marriage.

Poor Marriage...
I don't understand why I would ever want to marry again, because, unless you're young and want a life partner, I see no value in it anymore.  Really, can't one find meaning and enjoyment in a relationship that is not a marriage? I guess that's the age old question, isn't it? Think of marriage at my time of life: Its the awfulness of having to take on a whole new family, someone else's children(ugh), and the huge pitfalls of debt, lack of financial planning and health issues. Nope, call me selfish, I can't take all that on.

Coming from having had a decent marriage that I can't duplicate no matter how I might want to, its gone. So now I do have other options. I can, and am willing to put more effort into new friendships that can give my life more fun and enjoyment and meaning, at least to me. Nothing stays the same forever anyway- every relationship changes and falls away.  I am the only one who is wedded to myself and my life partner is ME!