To 'I do' or not to 'I do'...
Is it just me or does everyone think marriage is a great institution?
Actually…increasingly, I think this one might be just me!
I heard a news report last week about the escalating use of the prenuptial agreement in Australia.
Sienna Miller the English actress said this week that monogamy was over rated…that she couldn’t see it working for her…or Jude Law I guess.
When questioned about his marriage to Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt recently told a magazine "I see my [marriage] as a total success ... that's five more years than I made it with anyone else."
Lucky girl!
In fact according to the Bureau of statistics, the number of couples tying the knot is dwindling, with figures showing the annual number of marriages per 1000 people was 5.3 in 2001, the lowest number on record.
And for those who are taking the plunge, a lot of them are rewording the vows…which is ok…but not exactly optomistic or romantic… I don’t think I’d like to marry the guy who wanted to change the death til us part bit to "For as long as we continue to love each other", "For as long as our love shall last" and "Until our time together is over".
Marriage is obviously not for everyone, but I love being married. I'm glad John and I are still together after 18 years. I'm not saying we're the world's most exciting couple (or that I wouldn't mind a torrid affair with Leonardo Di Caprio some time soon) I'm just saying that what we've got is worth fighting for.
I don't think it's outdated or naive to say 'til death do us part'. It's romantic and we believe it's possible.
Some marriages are not worth saving. I know that too. My sister was a lot more relaxed when she left the man she now refers to only as 'the dick'. But divorce doesn't always equal bliss. In my experience, many people who trash their marriages only substitute one kind of unhappiness for another.
And sometimes, when people leave their partners for another, they soon discover it's the same old same old in the new relationship. The early excitement fades away and you've got to work to make it fun.
If I had a dollar for every pissed old radio announcer who had drunkenly told me 'I should never have left my first wife..." I'd be a very rich woman!
So I'm not saying people should stay in unhappy marriages...absolutely not. But don't give up on marriage either. Life is long, it's nice to think someone is in it for the long haul with you. xx
Actually…increasingly, I think this one might be just me!
I heard a news report last week about the escalating use of the prenuptial agreement in Australia.
Sienna Miller the English actress said this week that monogamy was over rated…that she couldn’t see it working for her…or Jude Law I guess.
When questioned about his marriage to Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt recently told a magazine "I see my [marriage] as a total success ... that's five more years than I made it with anyone else."
Lucky girl!
In fact according to the Bureau of statistics, the number of couples tying the knot is dwindling, with figures showing the annual number of marriages per 1000 people was 5.3 in 2001, the lowest number on record.
And for those who are taking the plunge, a lot of them are rewording the vows…which is ok…but not exactly optomistic or romantic… I don’t think I’d like to marry the guy who wanted to change the death til us part bit to "For as long as we continue to love each other", "For as long as our love shall last" and "Until our time together is over".
Marriage is obviously not for everyone, but I love being married. I'm glad John and I are still together after 18 years. I'm not saying we're the world's most exciting couple (or that I wouldn't mind a torrid affair with Leonardo Di Caprio some time soon) I'm just saying that what we've got is worth fighting for.
I don't think it's outdated or naive to say 'til death do us part'. It's romantic and we believe it's possible.
Some marriages are not worth saving. I know that too. My sister was a lot more relaxed when she left the man she now refers to only as 'the dick'. But divorce doesn't always equal bliss. In my experience, many people who trash their marriages only substitute one kind of unhappiness for another.
And sometimes, when people leave their partners for another, they soon discover it's the same old same old in the new relationship. The early excitement fades away and you've got to work to make it fun.
If I had a dollar for every pissed old radio announcer who had drunkenly told me 'I should never have left my first wife..." I'd be a very rich woman!
So I'm not saying people should stay in unhappy marriages...absolutely not. But don't give up on marriage either. Life is long, it's nice to think someone is in it for the long haul with you. xx
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