MARRIAGE BY CHOICE

Marriage is not a must. It’s a choice, just like so many other choices one makes in life. You need it and you ask for it. The day u feel u need a partner in the form of a spouse, u ask for it. And u get it. Almost universally in ur country.
But its not a must. Not smth which shd be done. Its not a ritual, though characterized by rituals. It’s a choice made elaborate by rituals. It’s a lot less complicated than wht it is made out to be.
A woman does not have to marry bcoz she cannot face the world alone. This argument does not hold today. Probably it never did. Probably those women lacked the strength of will to stand on their own. But for every weakling here has also been a strong lady alive. Ya there might have been a few unfortunate ones, but getting married still does not ensure you for life.
A man neednt marry just coz he has to build a family, further this forefathers name. Whts in the name. It’s the content tht matters not the cover of the book.
And therez always lot to do, lot to achieve. Marriage is not the end of the journey , nor the beginning. It cld just be called a change of vehicle. First u had 2 feet, now u have 4, or u can draw ny damn simile of the kind. To some extent it cld affect your course of action, just like the view from a cycle, wld be different from the view from a car, or frm an airplane. But these are just the means, not the end. U still have someplace to ge, something to achieve, smthing to prove.
It’s the milestone, nd thts just how it shd be treated. U r not transported into a different world after marriage, nor do u breath different air. Its still u, and still the same.
Don’t take me wrong I don’t say it has no positive side to it. But wht I am talking of here is not abt the good or bad of the institution of marriage.
All I am saying is tht there shd be higher motives in life than marriage. Love cld be one such. Or work. Now thts for an individual to decide. Just like u decide whether to marry or not.

It all boils down to a simple question of choice.