Single vs Married Life

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Married life verses Single life Marriage according to Girgis et.al (2010) is a union between a man and woman who have permanently consented to living together for a common good (including the act of copulation, reproduction and rearing of children). To have a single life is therefore the vice versa of the above definition. In Ghana, many people desire to be married and it is a common thing to see parents, relatives or friends encouraging or persuading their loved ones to find a spouse for purposes of “settling down.” Being single is not a bad thing either and many people chose to remain single for diverse reasons such as being able to have prolonged education, achieve desired career or to enjoy certain amount of privacy. Alluding to the statement above, one can therefore say that marital life and singlehood both have merits and demerits that affect the wellbeing of the people and their preferences. One school of thought argues that marriage comes with some amount of responsibility and ability to tolerate one another. This explains why many people fall in love and they know it is a great feeling but they fear to quickly get married because they know that marriage has the ability to make or unmake them. People have different social statuses, academic levels, religious beliefs, cultural backgrounds or political opinions that define their life style and attitude towards one another yet these things are nonetheless the underlying factors for loving and marrying (except in minor cases). It becomes a big challenge for people to tolerate one another especially within the wake of these opposing views when they begin to manifest in their marital life. The adjustment stage of husbands and wives is very difficult. The case is different for unmarried people. They only think about themselves and in extreme cases about their loved ones (family and friends or lovers). The
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