Sam never found out. He was dumbfounded when you said you were leaving. You met Chris last month. He was the one you wanted to be with.
Sam was astonished, still, as he watched you pack your belongings. He wasn't surprised, though. He expected something would change, sometime.
According to Rash
Magazine, “The decline in successful marriages (successful defined
as the unrealistic “ 'til death do
us part ” vow, among others) is simply a matter of having more choices,
more mobility and less social and societal taboos. We've come a long way
from the concept of women being the property of men. We've come a long
way from the concept of marriage as a security blanket for women. In many
ways the social educational and economic ascendance of women in America
has altered their motivation to marry. There is no longer the social taboo
of having a child out of wedlock. For many women, many professional women,
marriage has become a choice rather than a necessity.” |
