It’s Okay Not to Get Married

It’s okay if marriage is not on your priorities list

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There are women who dream to wear the bridal gown and be led to the altar by their father, and there are also men who dream of legalizing their relationship. But it’s perfectly fine if you don’t connect with it.

We live in a world that is constantly changing, with people who are changing, especially mentally. More and more people are now seeing marriage as a thing of the past, and they are focusing more on improving their relationship with their partner than on legal contracts, in order to ensure their own happy ending.

Marriage is no longer legally required. Alternatively, there are so-called domestic partnerships, which provide the same rights as to marriage.

The cost of a wedding can sometimes be much higher than expected, leading you to give up the idea of getting married.

Furthermore, more people are unwilling to marry because they are afraid of divorce.

Clarissa Sawyer Lecturer in Natural and Applied Sciences, teaching gender psychology and adult development and ageing said:

“Women around the world are getting married later and part of that is because women are getting more educated and investing in their careers.”

“They’ve invested a lot of time and money…