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    Forever Single

    By: @Imamferi_cool

    Hope Hamilton doesn’t want to get married

    Read this story and find out why

     

    Hope Hamilton should be excited. Her boyfriend, Bob, asked her to marry him. But after thinking about it very carefully, Hope has decided she does not want to get married.

    Hope, an attractive 32 year-old Los Angeles computer salesperson, says she loves her boyfriend. They have lived together or one year. And they are happy together. Bob is well educated, intelligent and kind. He has well-paying job. And he shared housework with her. In short, he seems to be the perfect husband.

    “ But marriage is for fools and dreamers,” says Hope. “ I mean, who in their right mind would willingly give up their freedom for another person?”

     

    Marriage changes people, Hope believes. Husband and wives begin to takeeach other for granted. Bob helps with the shopping and cooking now, but Hope thinks that might change if they get married. She might have to do much more of the traditional woman’s work cooking, shopping and housework.

    If she gets married, Hope believes that she wiil change, too. She says she is very different from when she was 22 years old, and will be different person in 10 more years. So she wonders if she can remain happy with Bob.

    Hope simply feels that marriage is not the best relationship. “Hey, almost half of all marriages end in divorce. And many people who do stay married may not be happy. I have a lot of married friends whose marriages are not very good.”

    Hope also thinks that marriage will die out in the next century. “So many people all over the world live together now without being married. There is really no need for marriage to continue,” she believes.

    “Don’t get me wrong,” Hope explains, “I am not a carzy person who wants to live a life separated from other people especially men. I love people, and that’s another reason why marriage is not the best relationship. There are too many cool people in the world. I do not want to be tied to just one person all of my life. I enjoy being free.”