Ralph Jennings of Reuters
reports on a woman who married herself. Haven't we seen this before?
Uninspired by the men she's met but facing social pressure to get married, the 30-year-old Taipei office worker will hold the reception next month in honour of just one person.
It's great as a publicity stunt, whether or not it is a extreme exercise of narcissism. Like brideless or groomless "weddings" and "same-sexmarriage", "marrying herself" is an oxymoron.
"Age thirty is a prime period for me. My work and experience are in good shape, but I haven't found a partner, so what can I do?" Chen said.
How about not mocking marriage? Then again, there are some brides whose attitude towards the wedding and the groom make the groom almost as much as a nonpresence in her mind as this woman.
Only 40 percent of women surveyed earlier this year by the education ministry said they imagined married people could live better than singles, local media said.
I wonder if the other 60% expect that both spouses will have full-time careers even with young children in the home?
"I was just hoping that more people would love themselves," said Chen, who will go on a solo honeymoon to Australia.
People who love themselves in the right sense of the word don't need to do things like this. I do commend her for not marrying the wrong man. But I question whether she is really ready to be a wife in the first place.
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