thoughts about love and marriage

Love and Marriage

Happy Late-Valentine's Day anyone?

Anyways, the following is just different thoughts of mine concerning love and marriage. The topic could be endless, but the post and attention of yours will last only so long. Also, later on in life, my perception might change.

I think that both love and marriage are wonderful gifts given to us in life. Of course, we may like other gifts received, choose to use and cherishing them (reaping their benefits and living quite happily) or return them for something of equal, less, or more practical value, such as working or a job.
If one were to use the gifts of love and marriage, there is of course, a cause and effect. Cons, perhaps would be (for those who think so deeply and demand them):
1) loss of true independence as you'll be smitten by another and captivated by the spell of their presence
2) one may not be self-centered (not that anyone really wants to be or intentionally wants to be), as the world alone will not only revolve around you with the bond of marriage. However, despite these "conditions," love itself seems to fill these empty cracks making the job less or never tiresome.
To return or refuse or rebuff the gifts of marriage and love, is not at all a horrid choice depending on the individual. Many are destined to marry, others need not to disperse their emotions through romance.
The world simply needs to understand that love transforms and as mortal beings, we are bound to eventually accept that.
Sometimes it may easier (or harder to) to think that marriage isn't necessary. Love is love. Marriage, however is a signification of that and reassures two individuals that their bound will hope to not be broken through weather and storm.
How about "Love at first sight?"
The very idea is flattering, but degrades the virtue. Love occurs overtime, how it shall be "lust at first sight" stating of physical attraction. Love is both the combination of a person to another's internal and external attribute that seemly click.

-lilxerica