Re: millenials/ marriage/ Long term goals
I think one should marry when they are ready to, not when others think they should.
Up till the age of 26, I didn’t want to even think about marriage. After that, I started thinking about marriage. Now, I am ready to get married.
Marriages now aren’t harder than our parents. Every era has its own set of problems. Our problems are not the same as our parents’ problems, but it’s neither better than them nor worse.
I think, on an average, relationships won’t be long lasting. We live in an era where we replace old stuff with the new, if we can afford to, even though the old stuff was perfectly fine. Similarly, we feel our relationships are replaceable and I am the most important, not the relationship. People are moving away from commitment. We already see a rise in ‘open relationships’.
Commitment used to be seen as an anchor previously, but is beginning to feel like a burden to people. It’s still in the early stages though.