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RE: Alone Or With Somebody You Don't Love?
Great read! Personally, I dislike the concept of marriage. I actually do not believe in marriage but I understand how it encourages people to fix and strive for their relationship. If it's affecting someone in a positive way, then by all means, they have my full support. But shouldn't love itself be the main reason to stay together? Why the need for marriage if both are committed? I personally see marriage as a certificate in paper only- not a proof of love.
Thank you! I like your thinking that love itself should be the main reason to stay together but I also think getting into marriage shouldn't be a problem if they both love each other, but it's a problem when they get into it without loving each other.
It depends on what our views on love is though.
If we adopt the perspective that Love is like a plant that is cultivated over time then it wouldn't really matter whether both parties were 'in love' before marriage or not. I reckon the Indians have a better grasp of this concept as most of their marriages (at least from pop culture and random google searches lol) in times past were pre-arranged and didn't require parties involved to be 'in love' with each other.
BTW I'm a Nigerian so of course my citation of India is based on my limited knowledge...things may be different/similar more or less.