If love marriage is a bad idea, what is the good idea? Is it the cold, transactional arranged marriage of our ancestors? Not exactly.
First, let’s get historical. For 99% of human history, marriage had nothing to do with love. It was a logistical contract for land, livestock, bloodlines, and survival. You married the farmer next door because your parents knew his parents, and you both needed to not starve during winter. Love Marriage Other Bad Ideas
Passion lasts 12 to 18 months. That is a biological fact. A love marriage says, "We feel amazing right now, so we will feel amazing forever." But when the drugs wear off, you aren't left with a partner; you are left with a stranger you never bothered to vet for reliability, parenting style, or financial ethics. If love marriage is a bad idea, what is the good idea
Love is a beautiful, chaotic, transformative emotion. It is a wonderful reason to have a fling, write a poem, or move to a new city. But as the sole justification for a binding legal contract involving children, assets, and 50 years of your life? Love is a terrible, terrible reason. First, let’s get historical