Marriage to Be Happy

By Kang Gi Myung ("Tony")


        Most people think that everyone should get married when he or she becomes a proper age. What do you think that the reason for marriage is? I think that it is variety. People get married because of money, sex, social position, loneliness and to have children. But generally, the most important reason for marriage is to be happy. In order to live happily, when one feels lonely, one needs a friend to talk with, when one wants to have a house, clothes and food, one needs a lot of money, and when one comes across trouble, one needs a counselor who can advise him or her. Marriage can help to meet all of these needs.
        Above all, getting married means having a friend. As you know, when people live alone, they feel lonely and bored. If one gets married, he or she can be helped to get rid of that kind of feeling by going to see a movie with his or her partner, by going on a picnic in a park or at a riverside with his or her partner, or by watching television together and exchanging pleasantries with each other.
        Second, people can save money by getting married. When a man or woman falls in love with someone else, he or she spends a lot of money on dates and presents in order to impress the other person, but if they get married they don't have to spend that much money. So they can buy a house, good furniture and a wonderful car. Also they can save a lot of money in the bank for the future.
        Lastly, getting married is having a counselor. When people get into trouble, they need an advisor, so they look for someone to talk to. However, a married man or woman easily finds the best counselor, his wife or her husband who is always near him or her, as you know. There are many advantages to having a husband or wife as counselor, such as sparing money paid for counseling, enabling counseling about personal problems at any time, and fixing the problem up very well.
        In conclusion, most people get married because they hope to be happy with their partner forever. Happiness comes from taking a friend to go to see a movie, going on a picnic, watching TV and exchanging pleasantries, from saving a lot of money to buy a house, good furniture and a wonderful car, and from having a counselor to advise you on difficult problems free all the time and to help you solve them. Therefore, getting married is a way to be happy, which is the reason that most people become part of a married couple, a husband or a wife.


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