Show r j A t u I u OJ a E 4 b o 5 I t vJ u I I It o ou oo u o t s o i Bride Niki gets some last minute help from her Maid of Honor When the Big Day Takes T kes Over Tiffany Call Contributing Writer We all know the odds of m married people staying married mamed arent aren't very good Do we ever really ask why Studies have shown that most marriages that are doomed to fail do so within the first year I think that the main cause of this is that people dont don't plan for forthe the marriage marriage marriage mar mar- en enough ugh before they are married mamed Have you ever noticed how involved to soon-to-be brides get in the chaos of wedding plans It has always seemed to me that all engaged people are much too concerned about the wedding and not concerned enough about the marriage This one day is hyped up way too much Our society has programmed us to desire this extravagant perfect wedding Months n an into tn lan lan- 1 o ning ning for this day and if one little thing goes wrong were we're in in for serious dis dis- dis- dis appointment The planning causes ar arguments arguments u- u ments and and puts financial stress on everyone The average wedding in America costs Wouldn't this financial problems Avoiding an expensive wedding could actually save the marriage Ive I've had friends go through h Getting married is great but the focus definitely definitely definitely needs to be placed on the actual marriage money be better bet- bet better better ter applied to a down payment on a home The number one reason marriages marriages marriages mar mar- fail is because of the the ole engagement engagement engagement engage engage- ment process and it has always been an ugly situa situa- tion My last roommate roommate roommate room room- mate put together her wedding wedding wedding wed wed- ding in three months and v t 1 ri 11 r-i r r anu during this time I witnessed more screaming fighting begging and crying than I have in in my entire life fe The hell this girl went through could not have been worth whatever she was goin going to gain from this marriage After listening lis lis- to her and her fiance fight for an hour in our apartment one evening I came out of my mv bedroom and suggested suggest suggest- ed that they elope The guy she was marrying thought that was a great idea We need to quit programming programming programming pro pro- gramming little children to believe that the wedding wedding wedding wed wed- ding day is such a huge deal Getting married is great but the focus definitely definitely nit ly needs to be placed on the actual marriage because that is what is really important Making this adjustment in our culture would save many marriages |