Marriage pacts for the future - yay or nay?
It's not uncommon to make a pact along the lines of 'If we're still single at 30 or 35 or 40, let's get married' with a close friend, but would you?
Many people have jumped on this trend. You're single and afraid of being alone for the rest of your life. You turn to your best friend and you see an opportunity: "If we are still single by the age of 30, 35 or 40, will you please marry me?"
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Sounds great, right? However, I wonder if people go through with their promise when the time comes?
Interestingly, it turns out some of them do, and I think the idea of a marriage pact is lovely!
We've seen it on TV series, and somehow it came true on 'How I Met Your Mother' after 11 seasons of the show!
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Having been in a committed relationship/marriage for the last 15 years, it's hard to imagine being with anyone but Mr T, but if I were single and had a single guy mate who was kind, caring, and also single, then I'd say by the time we're 40, let's get involved.
After doing some digging, it turns out that this type of pact has worked out perfectly for several couples. Love wins always!
Jason and I met in high school in 1996 (we were 17) and ended up going to senior prom together since neither of us had dates. We decided that we were such good friends that if we weren’t married to other people in 2011 by the time we turned 33 (our birthdays are five days apart) that we’d marry each other. Fast forward to 1997 when we had our first child before getting married on Valentine’s Day in 2000. We were both so scared of finding ‘the one’ so young that we fought it, but fate had plans for us and they couldn’t wait until 2011! We now have two children, 16 years of marriage and are looking forward to old age together. Even when we are angry with each other, we can find a laugh because our friendship is so strong. It’s pretty damn awesome.
I first met Burnill in fourth grade and didn’t like him one bit. When we were 13 we met again at a skating rink while I was on a date with his friend and he was on a blind date with my friend. We eventually started spending time together, and we became a couple at 16. We broke up and lost touch for about a year after, and ran into each other again when we were 18. That’s when we made our pact that if we weren’t both married at 30 then we would get married. After this I didn’t see him for about nine years until he found me on Facebook. At the time I was married and had two kids. About six years later, I was single and he contacted me again via Facebook. We got married at 34 and have one beautiful little boy together, along with my two older children.
Now that I've given you some facts, are you for or against this trend, and why?
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Let me know by commenting below or share your own stories with me.