As a young man on the cusp of graduating from college, I’ve begun to ponder marriage. Not that I’d even consider getting married any time in the near future, but I’ve just begun to turn the idea over in my head a little bit. Marriage scares me because there seems to be a good chance of failure. A lot of marriages end in divorce these days. I don’t know how the priests, ministers, rabbi’s or other religious leaders performing these marriages sleep at night. Can they honestly look at the rise in divorce rates and feel no guilt or responsibility? American cars don’t last as long as they used to, so we blame the auto manufacturers. Why aren’t we blaming the people performing these marriage ceremonies for the rise in divorce rates? I really don’t think the craftsmanship is as good as it used to be. They seem to be using much cheaper parts. The magical religious welds on these marriages are weak. Just look at the amount of maintenance people have to do to keep a marriage running. Couples are regularly going to marriage counselors and renewing their vows. If you’ve been married less than 5 years and you’ve already renewed your vows, you should go back to whoever married you and get a refund because you got a lemon. I’m not ordained so I’m not sure what the specific manufacturing shortcomings are. Perhaps, “I now pronounce you man and wife” isn’t being said emphatically enough. Or, maybe I’m missing the mark entirely. Perhaps ring bearing is a lost art and these 9 year old boys in their rental tuxedos aren’t up to par. Maybe it’s the flower girl. I’m not exactly sure, but somebody in the marriage assembly line is not pulling their weight and until we figure this out I’m not walking down the aisle with anyone.
No comments:
Post a Comment