‘I (might not) do’

A funny thing about being married – stay that way long enough and more often than not, you’de end up wishing you were single again.

This is borrowed wisdom, of course. I’ve spoken to so many married couples – some childhood sweethearts even – and sooner or later they always ‘fess up (almost never in front of their spouse though) that if they could turn back time, “and I love my kids very, very much,” they would never have gotten married.

Well, that’s mighty convenient. But the question I’m trying to raise here is: how wise a decision is it to get married in these times?

There cannot be one right answer to this. Because, let’s face it, singles have way more sex while married couples get to share the wealth with the added bonus of finding this one person whom they can annoy till the end of time.

And imagine the level of commitment you require to get married. Husbands have to relinquish their right to say ‘no’ when their wives ask for the car keys. And wives, well, they must cook!

One argument I’ve always heard for being hitched is that you earn the respect of the rest of your family. Plus, you get sex on-demand. But like someone said many years ago, is it wise to buy the entire aircraft for the free peanuts?

In the end, the debit side balances out the credit side. Still, there's got to be an element of truth in all those marriage jokes floating around in cyberspace. My favourite one is: You know what I did before I got married? Anything I wanted to! That’s what I’m talking about…