A big Mazal Tov to Prince William and Kate Middleton, future King and Queen of the England and the British Commonwealth. I wish them many years of happiness together. I hope that the younger generation of British royals are more successful in marriage than their parents were.
An interesting reflection on how society has changed (and not necessarily for the better) is the fact that William and Kate have been living together for a number of years, even Prince Charles joked that "They've been practising long enough."
A generation ago, it was expected that people would shack up together only after their wedding, not before. Certainly in “refined” circles, this type of arrangement would not have been joked about publically.
Today there are all types of living arrangements, there is no assumption that a man and woman living together would be married, no assumption that a child’s parents would be married to each other, we live in a society where anything and everything is acceptable.
Outside Religious circles, is there even a concept of “waiting until marriage”?
Is the world a better place now that the institution of marriage has been depreciated?
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I can understand the announcement of a wedding for William and Kate. After all, he is the future king of England the tourism industry is sorely in need of another royal wedding to boost its revenue.
But I know people who have lived together for years, sometimes decades, and suddenly one day decide to get married. Why? Other than blowing a lot of money on the ceremony and peripherals, what exactly would change in their lives?
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