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Get married, but do it for the right reasons

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Marriage is the biggest decision that people will ever make in their lives, and it should be a decision they take by themselves, because marriage can build you up or totally destroy you.

For some people, marriage is a lifelong commitment, while some people usually think more about the wedding. Many people don’t appreciate the difference between a wedding and marriage — wedding is just that one day, after that is when the real issues of life begin. People are often pressurise­d by either their family members or by others or themselves to have a wedding. For example, right now I don’t have any pressure to get married, but every time I chat with my aunts online they speak about it.

As for sologamy, I personally feel this is nonsensica­l — nobody should marry their own self. When you are single you need to put things in order and find the discipline to live a happy life. If you feel like you will be happy living as a single person, stay single. Even when it comes to marriage, some people want to satisfy their friends, be popular and have a big party. They go into debt to have a grand wedding, but after the wedding comes the marriage and now they are living in debt. Now you can’t provide for your family, which is real pressure compared to the pressure you put on yourself to get married!

And honestly, it is not difficult to find people who are single and happy, it is just a myth that you’ll be happy after you get married. I choose to be happy, it comes from within. So nobody on Earth is responsibl­e for your happiness, only you are. From Mr Manfred Anwanda Electricia­n living in Ras Al Khaimah

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