Perhaps you are one of those people in the world who choose to be single. Single, in a sense that you never give your 100% commitment to your partner or just tend to play around. Well, you might be wondering why the hell people should marry, if all marriage could cause you are complications?

The way things are today is definitely different to what it was. People today are too practical. Practical through means of playing safe. No jeopardy. Why would you entrap yourself to a piece of paper that could cause you a thousand bucks to quit? Who needs marriage if you could do things that a married couple can do without the strings involved? Why would I commit to single partner? There are endless questions and countless reasons why people do not want to marry.

Are there any advantages to marriage? The truth is, yes. There is an advantage to marriage. There are actually advantages and lots of advantages along with it. Marriage allows two people to grow together. It is a miracle transforming through joint effort and sacrifice. It is a plant nurtured by love, with a very fragile seed.

Whenever you marry someone, you become large. You reciprocate yourself to another soul and receive another’s personality too. You work it out and pull out any unwanted weeds that tend to suck all the good things that should go to your relationship. It is a strong foundation of trust and loyalty.

Scientifically, it has been found out that married men live longer than single men. Strange but true. Even those who have worst marriage scenarios live longer than single men. Not bad at all perhaps, eh?

Marriage gives you the chance to belong to a family. With or without children, the fact that you now belong to someone who has vowed to God to belong to you, you are now fulfilling God’s request for you to make a family. This very family whom you can share values, lessons in life and love. You give yourself a gift of friendship and companionship altogether. Whenever you feel down or betrayed, when you feel overflowing joy or you get confused over a decision, there will always be someone to talk with, someone to hug you, someone to say, “I am here for you until the end of time”.

There are single parents who choose to be single but what reality is, marriage actually makes child rearing easier as there is less pain when two people share tasks together. If two people talk properly and listen well, for sure, raising children might be challenging but a very happy experience for married couples.

A piece of paper. That’s what most people think. Marriage is always seen as a source of complication and other negativities. The truth is, it is how we perceive it. Perhaps yes. Marriage is just a piece of paper. A piece of paper that one should not be afraid of. A piece of paper to tell God, the law and the world that yes, I am willing to give my name to this person and our family to be. Who cares if I get hurt in the future? We will work things out. Will you marry me? Do you accept me? Say ‘I do’, please?