Weddings Should Always Be Romantic
We have all been to the weddings of family members or friends as they are a common occurrence in any family and in your social circle. There is nothing like the personal romantic weddings of the days of yore when people were making strong personal commitments to each other. Unfortunately, these days we are finding more and more that the marriage ceremony is becoming less romance related due to the fact that people are getting married for so many different reasons now without love and romance being the major reason.
Marriage can be a mutually beneficial financial arrangement for those who choose to undertake it. For people wishing to purchase their first home, two salaries can be a boon that will allow new homeowners to more easily afford their mortgage payments. A financial agreement such as this should never be the basis of a marriage, however. Sincere love, devotion and commitment are integral to making a house into a genuine home that the couple can share for years to come.
Getting married to allow your significant other access to your medical benefits although in itself is not a bad reason to get married it needs love and romance to be present as well. Some of the pension and health care providers will make benefits payable to spouses that are not given to couples living together.
I also came across young coupled of students which decided to marry in order to get assessed as being independent from their families and parents, in order to ensure the parents don't have to contribute to college fees and more - there are cases in which parents are not willing to contribute even when the state assesses that they are able to, and reduces all student grants in accord. Wedding is then either rushed into without enough thought or brought forward too soon, without regard to its life-time durations which a relationship goes into.
It is the couples that have worked at building these romantic relationships before and after the marriage that are able to rekindle their flame when times get rough in their relationship. When it all falls down, however, the romance is not always totally lost. Many couples are able to still ensure that they have a flame lit during their marriage ceremony that ensures the sparks will forever be enflamed in their relationship.
Marriage should never be treated as a business proposition. Getting married for the right reason will ensure that, you will take all necessary steps to encourage a healthy relationship with your spouse. This will also ensure that this relationship will last through the test of time.
Romantic weddings resulting from strong personal commitment to each other are becoming scarcer as more and more people marry for reasons other than romance. Married couples enjoy some financial benefits such as better affordability for housing. Some pension and healthcare schemes offer special benefits that are payable to spouse. Students rush into marriage to show they are not dependent on parents and their contributions to college fees. Such students hope to increase their chances of obtaining grants. However, the majority of couples live together in wedded bliss, cemented by their romantic relationships. Marrying for the right reasons will ensure that the lamp lit during the marriage ceremony burns brighter and longer. Romantic weddings used to be much more significant events in the past than they are today. Many couples enter into the marriage ceremony for financial reasons rather than romantic ones. One reason for this is the ability to buy a better house. Another important factor is health benefits, which are often available only to married couples. For some young people, another reason to rush to marry is to be financially independent from their parents in order to receive more financial aid. Marriages made for financial reasons sometimes survive, but only through hard work. Anyone who is considering getting married should make sure that they are doing it for the right reasons.
Published June 12th, 2007