Not All Marriage End in Happy Ending

When I was teenager, I had many friends...boys and girls. We had good time together: watching movie or just simply having a good time traveling around the city using public transportation. We had no cell phone back then, but we did captured some special moments using manual camera. 

Some of my friends began to have boyfriend or girlfriend, but not me. I just felt that staying alone make me more free and active. I'm not the only teenager like that. Some of my friends also prefer to stay single back then. Indeed, being alone made me feel more free, relax, peaceful, and independent. I don't need need to ask someone about what I should do, what I should wear, or what I should buy. All my life decision was totally in my hand. I felt very powerful...haha. 

You might disagree with me. It's okay. But I'm sure you must also have some friends or relative who are similar like me. Having someone special might sound nice, but it drain up our energy, time, thought, and money significantly, right? In contrast, staying single means we can focus about ourselves without being distracted by anything else. Is it individualism? Of course not. It's simply having a good self confidence. 

In my college time, some of my friends began to get more serious in relationship. They talk about getting married and have a family. Sounds romantic, huh? But sadly, some of their marriage didn't run well and end up in divorce. For me, also some people with the same opinion like I do, it's just so weird. They started it in very romantic way long ago, but only end up in an unhappy ending. Their children then became victims of a broken family. It's definitely tragic and not funny at all.

Secretly, I just felt grateful about being myself. I mean, staying single for a long time might look "abnormal" to most people, but...hey, I just feel okay. What is good in getting married if only end up in divorce, right? Life might seem like a gamble. There are consequences in anything we choose. Staying single has some consequences too. But, at least we have more time, energy, and a little money to enjoy life in simple way. So, choose your life path very carefully, guys. Half of marriage end in divorce. Sad but true.