It is getting increasingly obvious that partners are no longer walking down the aisle in droves. Souls just don’t like marriage so much any more. It’s a bitsad really that this custom seems to be perishing. Aside from those who are religious, a church ceremony doesn’t always attract. It is more the apparel, the presents and the wedding reception ideas that brides look forward to. Of course everyone loves gazing into the eyes of their loved one and professing their love for them, but this doesn’t necessarily have to be in the context of an authorized marriage ceremony. People think of marriage as a huge step, an finishing of something in a way, though it is of course the kickoff of a new journey too. The fear is that the whole procedure of marriage and divorce is a knotty and expensive one and therefore shouldn’t be tackled lightly. You have to be serious about marriage in order to do it, and this puts many people off. There is likewise an anxiety of change for some people, who believe that marriage will put an unnecessary tension on the relationship. Others just don’t believe in it, and what it symbolizes, opting to just live in with their partner instead.
