If single women increasingly see marriage and motherhood as separate commitments, perhaps the reason is that they are.
And we saw marriage as a confirmation of our love.
But these are my younger friends who see marriage through rose-colored glasses.
I have always seen marriage, children, etc., as an ending rather than a beginning.
Although I could see marriage appearing in the distance, it was still a long way off.
Puyi saw marriage as his coming of age benchmark, when others would no longer control him.
The infantile ones see marriage as a trap, an end to the fun.
But, as this common story goes, Monte decided later that he just did not see marriage in his immediate future.
A few don't see marriage as important to the relationship.