Engaged After Six Weeks? You Muppet

I have a friend who’s adamant that she’s not making a huge mistake by getting engaged. The fact that she’s only been dating for six weeks tells me all I need to know. I really don’t understand the tendencies of young naive lovers to desperately clutch at marriage as a declaration of their happiness.

Why do people rush to get married when their whole lives are ahead of them?

My friend is 21. She’s a devout Christian and as such, I’d be lying if I hadn’t joked with my friends about the reason for her marriage being based on sex. She’s one of those girls who wants to wait for marriage to “give herself away”. And yet she’s the kind of horny fiend who always puts our filthy minds to shame around the table on Pub Quiz night.

If you’re trying to make a grand gesture of waiting until marriage to have sex, I would imagine that much of that gesture is washed away by rushing to the church after barely two months of dating. That’s not really patience, is it? You might not be committing a sin of sex before marriage, but you’re guilty of stupidity on a biblical scale.

It’s emotional suicide. I don’t see why a happy couple would feel the need to commit themselves to insta-marriage if they were truly secure in their relationship. After all, if you’re planning on spending a lifetime together, why the rush?

I also feel a little sorry for her parents who are being forced to summon the financial support to let this sham of an event go ahead. I honestly hope the marriage works out for my friend – because she’s a good friend – but if it doesn’t, I’ll be offering sympathy through gritted teeth.

Personally, marriage isn’t something that appeals to me in the foreseeable future. I’m in a happy relationship so what more do I need? A paper slip and grand celebration to show the world that I’m in love? No thank you. Maybe I’d feel differently if my spirituality didn’t require me to be hitched before getting a shag!

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