裸婚

有听过裸婚吗？

没房，没摆喜酒，没车，什么都没，就只有一个爱你的人，你愿意以身相许吗？

in tdy's society, this is a rare situation unless the girl is young and innocent, or is caught in a 'bearing a child out of wedlock' situation. i reckon.

i was watching the morning news program and 3 pple were being interviewed. i was fairly impressed with a 30-sth old guy who said that, his lavish wedding ceremony was conducted for the sole purpose of pleasing his wife, coz' he knew how valuable an experience it would be for a woman, looking her best on the wedding day, to walk down the red carpet! it's like a girl's fantasy dream come true!

another cited that owing to the sky-rocketing housing prices, he has been staying with his parents since he wedded his wife, both in entertainment industry. to him, extended family living brings with it lots of learning and compromises, but domestic harmony breeds love.

truly, he mentioned that marriage is not about the couples themselves. it's a whole family affair, and it will be delightful for the parents to knw that they are involved in the overall prep work, rather than being cast out of the whole affair.

my aunty has been kept bz from wkend to wkend buying stuff for the daughter (who's getting married in nov), herself and hubby's, as well as giving a minor makeover to the home for the impending big event.

i was told that the daughter (bride) is marrying into a traditional family, who intends that she wears a 'kwa' during tea ceremony, plus holding another wedding event in china, to share the joy of marriage with these distant relatives. the bride might find it cumbersome but she is not griping about it!

well, marriage's a once-in-a-lifetime event. so, being able to hold it and making sure every one stays happy, isn't too much to ask for. afterall, the parents hv spent so much effort raising the children, so there's no issue, i believe, in children making compromises at their end, to see the twinkle in the parents' eyes and a smile on their faces.

i hv to start educating my 2 girls from young about our little expectations, when it comes to the "BIG" day ..... in fact, i think my other half did it so well and made my parents so pleased, that until today, they are still full of praises for him, about his 处世待人的态度！