Marriage quotes:
- Rick Bull, 30
"I live with my partner. You don't need a slip of paper and a traditional marriage ceremony to have a satisfying, loving, committed relationship."
- Fenella Kernebone, 30
(Good Weekend, 23 September 2006, pp. 21-22)
Its sad that we see it as an institution, or some mysterious force of entrapment than a reinforcement or confirmation of love and devotion. Since when did we become so disillusioned with the notion of marriage? Is it due to rising divorce rates, de facto relationships and casual drunken sex? Or does it go hand-in-hand with the denouncement of all things religious or remotely associated with convention?