Married Life

It has been approximately 16 days, 22 hours, and 55 minutes since I said 'I do'.. Let me tell you, married life is rough..

Currently, me and my husband are going through some major financial problems. I guess it is good that we are going through this now because once we make it through this we could make it through anything. As of now, divorce is no where in the horizon. It is not even an option so we are fighting through these trying times. Yes, it does it tense in our home but we are surviving..

I just read an article about how Usher is filing for divorce from his wife. Then as soon as my eyes reached the end of that article, approximately ten articles about Jon and Kate entered my peripheral.

When I think of celebrity marriages a few words come to mind; mainly joke, crock, waste of time, shameful and belittling. When most celebrities get married, it is done for entertainment purposes.

Take Usher for example... His CD before last was entitled 'Confessions'. It talked about how he was in love with a woman, but recently found out that he impregnated another woman. Because of that, he could not be with the woman he loved but instead he had to be with the woman he married. At the time the CD came out, Usher was involved with Chili, from TLC. It later came out that him and his publicist [or whoever she was] was no involved and she was expecting a child. Coincidence?? I think NOT!!!! Now as it turns out, Usher and Tameka have been living separately for a year and Usher has filed for divorce. To me, Usher's love life is simply for publicity. The value of marriage has been belittled by entertainment..

During the vows it says 'Until death does us part'. It does not say 'until we lose interest in you'. It does not say 'until the next CD come out'. It does not say 'until something better come along'. It does not say 'until I get bored with you'. It says 'Until death does us part'.

Marriage is not something to play with. It should not be taken lightly.

And now Jon and Kate's mess is filling up the airwaves and news sources. Everywhere you turn their is a story about them. It is quite sickening. First, Jon had an affair. Then Kate had an affair. Now, Kate is not a good mother but instead consumed in the Hollywood limelight. Next, Jon is the victim cause he had his manhood taken from him from his overbearing wife.

I'm not sure if the media is an advocate for divorce but something is going on. Honestly, if one would look at marriage from a celebrity standpoint then marriage makes no sense. Marriage would be a waste of time.

I love my husband with all of my heart.. I guess in real-life it is different. Marriage takes on a whole other meaning than the one celebrities give. In real-life, it is not just something to do.

I know first hand marriage is hard. Soot, marriage is really really really hard... BUT I also know that marriage take fight from both parties and it should not be thought of simply to sell CDs.