Knowing Too Little
My sister posed a tough question to me this morning. "If you were a guy, would you marry me?", she asked. I mulled it over for a bit and said, "Ah.. no.". She seemed somewhat bummed, so I felt a burden to explain why decision. "The deal is", I said, "I know too much about you. I know all the good things about you, but also the bad stuff. I probably know more about your character and personality than any random husband ever will."
So the main point is, I think getting married has alot to do with disillusionment as to the other person's nature, personality, essence, whatever you want to call it. Not to mention quirks, idiosyncrasies, nervous twitches, etc. The less you know about somebody, the more likely you are to marry them. Or at least you'll have an easier decision about it. And that goes along with my other relational theory, which states that you need to get married within 6 months of dating (a year at the very most). Any longer than that and you run the risk of someone loosing interest. So, get married quick and you've got them hooked.
So the main point is, I think getting married has alot to do with disillusionment as to the other person's nature, personality, essence, whatever you want to call it. Not to mention quirks, idiosyncrasies, nervous twitches, etc. The less you know about somebody, the more likely you are to marry them. Or at least you'll have an easier decision about it. And that goes along with my other relational theory, which states that you need to get married within 6 months of dating (a year at the very most). Any longer than that and you run the risk of someone loosing interest. So, get married quick and you've got them hooked.
