"In sickness, in health; for better or worse; till death do us part" does this actually hold true anymore? It seems in today's disposable society not only are our cell phones, computers, water bottles, milk cartons disposable, but it is beginning to seem that relationships are disposable. More and more people are leaving relationships the minute the going gets tough instead of sticking with it and working things out. I recently read an article saying that couples who argued were actually happier because they got issues out in the open and worked things out. It seems that people are forgetting that everyone is an individual and is not going to see eye to eye on everything, but unfortunately somewhere a long the line it was imbedded in us that if we did not see eye to eye with our significant other that it wasn't going to work. I do not know where or why this started but it is stupid. Of course we are not going to see eye to eye on everything, that is what gives relationships of any type spice and interest. It allows for people to express their views and converse with each other. By the time people get married they should know that the person "they love" is not going to always agree and they should be happy with that. Now there are things that people can disagree about that can be deal breakers, but if you really know the person you are with those issues should come out way before marriage is ever brought up.
What saddens me the most is that "in sickness, in health" could really just mean "in health" and that I could get sick or hurt and end up alone because the person I love decides they do not want to deal with it. People seem to not like difficult situations such as injury and disease and all the side effects treatment can bring and therefore instead of sticking to their significant other's side and offering the much needed moral support they up and leave. More and more I hear about people who get diagnosed with cancer and then end up getting left. Why is this happening? Why can people not deal with difficult situations with others anymore? What is our society going to become if we ca not stick by the people we love in their most difficult hours?
And what about the sanctity of marriage? What happened to that? What happened to monogamy, not just in marriage but in relationships? Have we been raised to believe that since there is always a better cell phone or computer out there to try out that there is also a better person out there to try out. I am disgusted by the amount of infidelity that goes on in our society. It seems that the old adage "once a cheater, always a cheater" really is true. Since when did trying out people become okay?
I'm not aiming this at anyone, I'm just stating what has been on my mind for awhile. In a society where more marriages end in divorces than stay with it for the long haul, I begin to wonder where we are headed.
Now I do believe that if a person is in an abusive relationship that they need to get out. I do not condone staying with someone who abuses you, this is one of the few times I think divorce is okay.
*** Like I said I wrote it a while ago. I feel like it needs a better ending, but right now I don't know what to write.***
