Marriage
You can call me biased, but I don't believe in marriage. My parents divorced when I was 3, Mom's been married 3 times, I've watched relationship after relationship crash in my family. Everyone is in a rush to start a family right after college: Get married, have kids, buy a house. However, five to ten years down the road they divorce because someone cheats or they "fall out of love." In the process of getting married in your 20's, you aren't financially stable. Add a kid to the mix, they'll surely cut costs right? Today, the divorce rate in America is around 40-50% (American Physcological Assosiation).
Think about it, about 1 in every two marriages is destined to fail; horrible chances indeed. People settle so easily; society pictures happiness as being married and having kids, then you're all set. Yet, so many guys and girls have a fantasy with marriage, as if that girl will find her "prince-charming" or this guy will have the girl of his dreams. Creating a fake view on what it really is, two people going through life, pushing down barriers and staying together while holding the vows, "till death do us part."
Sorry, but I believe happiness lies in yourself. Is that selfish? no. Helping others and doing the right thing does not require living with a spouse. If I live my life helping others, single, and friends surrounding me there will be satisfaction. Go ahead, have a kid at 23-24, divorce 4-5 years later. You'll have kids with an identical mindset to mine.
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