Divorce and Seperation is the new "IT" thing! It is the new black!

So, what happened to the good old days where people were married for years upon years? I understand that it still happens but it seems so rare since everywhere you go, cries of "divorce", "seperation" and words similar have become the new catchphrase. Everyone is getting divorced! Everyone is getting seperated! Couples are breaking up and hooking up instead with their neighbours, best friends, brothers, sisters, cousins, and perhaps even Fido, the neighbour's dog. Staying together has become the rarity. Divorce has become the norm.

Don't misunderstand me, I am not against divorce; I have seen many marriages endure well past their expiration date. I am, however, against the idea of divorce as an easy solution. Marriage is no longer sacred, it has become overrated and passe. It is ironic that marriage has become, to those who are able to be married, a "thing to do". It has become less meaningful and less of a testament to two people's love, devotion and loyalty. That fact is evident in the statistics regarding infidelity. Yet, it seems that those couples who still see marriage as a testament to love and loyalty, are those who are unable to legally marry. Homophobes are outraged at the idea of same-sex marriage, using religious bigotry to justify their inane opinions of intolerance. They claim that same-sex marriage ruins the sanctity of marriage. Correct me if I am wrong, but getting married twice, three, four, insert number here of times, also ruins the sanctity of marriage. But yet, straight couples can get divorced and seperate as easily as breathing simply because there is a man and a woman in the union. I don't think same-sex marriage is ruining the sanctity of marriage; divorce and multiple marriages is, regardless of whether those marriages happen between same-sex couples or a man and a woman.

Vows have become meaningless. "Promise to love and cherish?". Nah, only until the next piece of ass comes along. Couples no longer want to fight to stay together, not when divorce is as easy as signing a piece of paper. Is it no wonder that I have spent my entire life thinking that marriage is overrated? Marriage doesn't signify eternal love and devotion to the majority of the public. It signifies false boasting and public envy when women get obsessed with the size of their diamonds, and the extravagance of their wedding day, and when men feel that it is time to "settle down". Sometimes it happens simply because a couple have been together "that" amount of time, or a pregnancy happens, or a partner wants a baby, or various other reasons that I couldn't even comprehend. But sometimes, marriage happens between two people for the right reasons. Two people decide to get married because they love one another, and are devoted to one another, and want to spend the rest of their lives together as partners. And it is those couples who keep marriage sacred. It is those same couples who make me believe in enduring love and marriage. It is those couples who make me think that perhaps marriage isn't so overrated afterall.