Earlier times, marriages were mostly arranged
Known families of similar cultures collaborated
Boy and girl would tie the knot
To beget children a lot.
Boy and girl were total strangers
But they lived as companions
Compatibility was not a worry
As the girl adjusted invariably.
Next, boy and girl loved each other
They married and lived together
They had one or two children
A happy family in return.
Just love could not make a wife
To commit to a long married life
Thought live in would be a good test
Before stepping into a cosy nest.
How long the live-in should be
To get to know you and me
Was the question they had
But live-in they ventured.
Next, marriages do take place after all
But 'no children' they wish to have
Patience dies out in couple of years
Divorce ends their commitments.
Now 'marriage' itself is in question
It has lost all its function
Why marriage is necessary they ask
They want freedom(?) at any cost.
What lies in future I wonder
'Family' is in deep slumber
Each one wants to live all alone
They are stepping into unknown.