I went to a "fake wedding" today, a wedding for someone who needed a visa to stay in Canada. I couldn't take pictures and I couldn't post this on Facebook but I'm writing about it here because I don't see anything so strange about marrying someone for a visa. Actually, I think it was more real of a marriage than some of the real marriages I know. I got married for love and found out live wasn't enough. Who knows, maybe their marriage will last longer than mine.
I should note that they were a couple before the whole visa issue came up. They've been dating for awhile and are quite the cute, older couple. He cut her meat up for her and she smiled and giggled at him. Maybe they're more of a legite couple than those of us who solely married for love. I didn't need to get married. I didn't need a husband. Ok, well I kind of did in that I was living in Korea and needed some kind of visa to say longer. I could have stayed with the university I was working for though or got another school to sponsor me but I didn't. I quit my job, became a wife and then went boxing full time.
I'm not a wife anymore, well technically on legal papers I am but mentally, emotionally and physically I'm definitely not. Maybe this couple has it right, despite what others may say because love isn't enough. Maybe marriage should be more about need and less about want.
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