Is Being Afraid Of Commitment A Sign Of Intelligence?

“Commitment is only commitment because it has no expiration date…people who avoid commitment are people who know what a big thing it is.”

Dr. Eric Foreman, House

Hello, my name is Sanni. And I am a commitment-phobe; a proud one at that.

Yes, my dear friends, female commitment-phobes exist. This territory isn’t exclusively reserved for men who are labeled as fuck boys and time wasters, or those who will never receive the honor of being called “real men.”

“Real men commit!” is the familiar battle cry of the single female hopeless romantic. I roll my eyes every time.

On social media many people are asking each other, “Why don’t marriages last forever like they did back then?”

And my answer is this: why the hell should they?!

What is so damn rewarding about suffering with one person for eternity? Going to hell and back for them or with them over and over and over again? Just…why? What do people get out of that?

Quite a few people have suggested that marriage licenses should have the option of expiring every four or five years with the option for renewal. Why? Because this generation has witnessed the abuse their grandmothers endured because she didn’t have the option of leaving…