Quote (LetsG0Blue @ Jan 14 2018 06:03pm)
Could not disagree with this more. A marriage is a common agreement between 2 people. Don't ask someone to marry you if you are not mature enough to understand what happens 3 to 4 years after marriage.
Where I'm from (not speaking for entire Sweden) we see engagement as just proof of partners being together. We call it "förlovning". We don't propose when we get engaged so there was never any talk about marriage.
It's not like this everywhere and I'm pretty sure the way we see it (where I'm from) is not uncommon amongst other "atheist" societies, at least in Europe.
And even if you did get married, and afterwards felt that "oh shit I did a huge mistake", why would you live for the rest of your life being miserable for that one decision you made? What is this, AD 381 Christianity?