Since when did marriage become a necessity?
I really don't like Asian culture and its constant enforcement of marriage.
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earlycrisis · 41-45, M
I've been married twice. I don't think I believe in it, and I'm only going to speak from my experience. I'm lucky to have gotten out of them, just writing cheque's no spousal support, or kids.
In a way...I feel like, because I was brought up conditioned to think that marriage is a goal, and everything that comes with it is the natural part of life. as 2020 beings..I'm on my way to hitting my own milestones, and living my own life. Marriage for me felt like bondage.
***Forgot to add. My family is mixed asian, I'm sri-lankan polynesian, british, but brought up totally asian. In some ways, i think the marriage breakdown is a lot more toxic in this community than in the western one...the sex revolution/media is newerish to asian culture.
In a way...I feel like, because I was brought up conditioned to think that marriage is a goal, and everything that comes with it is the natural part of life. as 2020 beings..I'm on my way to hitting my own milestones, and living my own life. Marriage for me felt like bondage.
***Forgot to add. My family is mixed asian, I'm sri-lankan polynesian, british, but brought up totally asian. In some ways, i think the marriage breakdown is a lot more toxic in this community than in the western one...the sex revolution/media is newerish to asian culture.