My Marriage

I wasn't born so I could be married one day.

I'd rather amount to nothing on my own

Than be something only because I married.  

That is not the life I choose for me.

I don't have anything against marriage

I think the irony is that I'm too for it.

I'm in it for the loyalty, the commitment

The affection, the love, the partnership.

I cannot and will not marry

For the sake of being married. 

That's just not who I am

And that's just not something I can do.

When I decide to marry

It will be with a man who is my match.

Someone who I respect, who respects me

And we're mutually able to visualize a future together.

Someone who inspires me

To be the best version of me

Bolstering my strength when I fail

This I will do for him too.

We are great at being independent

We take responsibility for our own happiness.

Life is just more fun together than apart

Learning new things and conquering life's challenges.

Inspired by the line in the poem by Bianca Sparacino

He'll be my safe place and my biggest adventure

As I will be his. We will create our future together

As equals brought together by Destiny for good karma.

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