A Slight Recant

It has been brought to my attention that my previous post came off as "anti-marriage" and looking at it again, I can see their point.

I'm not against marriage. I'm against people continuously asking when I'M going to get married. I don't think it's anyone's business when or if I decide to get married. I hate the terms:

• "You're not getting any younger."
• "You/he have to seal the deal."
• "Getting the milk for free."

They're so derogatory. I'm not old, I'm not a contract, and I'm not a bloody cow! I don't see why I should feel the need to get married because other people (i.e. society) think it's time. I don't want to jump into something as permanent as marriage only to find out that I wasn't ready or I didn't marry the right person and end up divorced in under 5 years. That's not fair to either me or my potential spouse.

I'm not against marriage. Just people telling me what to do.