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 Marriage and Philosophy


Is marriage realistic? While some people are purely optimistic about marriage as a whole, others are still striving to figure out the logic of it: dating/knowing someone for a year and a half and then decide that it is a good idea to spend the rest of your life with that person?

As Aziz Ansari puts it, "I've had sweaters for a year and a half and have been like, 'wtf am I doing with this sweater?!' "

While some throw out the idea of marriage completely, I feel that there's a healthy balance (or at least hope) to this borderline respected, "holy" act.

First: The Origin of Marriage



Recap of video:

Where and when did marriage begin?

Depending on your belief system, it is a popular notion that it wasn't until the late 1500s that a selected few broke out of the pre-arranged marriage system. Many marriages are still pre-arranged today, but the 1500s is when couples started to form the idea that they were capable of choosing who to marry and people began to marry out of love.

*Fun Fact: pre-arranged marriage divorce rates are lower than love based marriages* ...right?

One reason for the success rate of pre-arranged marriages (aside from the societies they're popular in)
Low expectations.

The couples realize they have to make some effort to get to know this person and have a relationship with them, because it is basically a stranger in their bed. - yowzah.

Love Based Marriages:

Couples already know eachother so they enter the marriage looking on what they can gain for themselves.

Although this video basically turns into a marriage counceling video, it raises some questions on whether or not marriage is ideal at all.