Marriage confers certain rights and certain responsibilities. What if, to you, the rights conferred by marriage seemed trivial, while the responsibilities seemed onerous? You would see no good reason to get married, even if society was pushing you to do so. We are all free to follow our personal preferences, _and of course those preferences can change over time, sometimes abruptly._
Women who want to stay single get a lot more flak about it than men, for reasons that deserve a whole separate thread.
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