Why would you be proud to be married?  (262 Posts) Grennie Sun
03-Nov-13 18:06:42  I am just trying to understand this from a
feminist perspective. Why would a woman under patriarchy be
proud to be married?  I'm married but I don't see it as some
kind of achievement. It's a public commitment to another person.
This is my second marriage. An old friend of mine is in a
committed partnership and has been with her partner for nearly
20 years - over twice the length of both of my marriages (so
far).  I think that someone who thinks it an achievement of
sorts has either swallowed the whole 'princess' thing wholesale,
or believes that non-married partnerships are somehow inferior.
SatinSandals Sun 03-Nov-13 18:16:11  I think that you have been
reading the thread about the woman who didn't like her husband
referred to as partner! I think it is a very small minority.
Because you've bought in to the whole 'marriage is the pinnacle
of all ambition for any woman' wink.  I am married for purely
practical/legal reasons;