Marriage:Bigger Than the 'I do's..
By Lemuel Irabor Contact: lifeandasixteenyearold@gmail.com “Peter,Do you take Jacintha as your lawfully-wedded wife to love,cherish and protect till death do you part?” —a church wedding scene People have various views on marriage.To some,it is a joyful union with the one person that completes them.To others,it is a fulfillment of societal obligation.To a few,marriage is simply a coming-of-age event. However marriage is viewed,nothing changes the fact that it is a life-changing,memorable event.In fact,marriage,in many climes,seems to be the only instance where things are left to one's own will and volition. “One doesn't choose the day one is born, One doesn't naturally choose the day one dies, But one could choose the day one gets married..” This does not mean that forced or arranged marriages do not occur.However,in the developing world,this practice is fast going into antiquity. Young men and women these days are implored to get m