"Independent" Married Women

As promised, here is the first installment in my series of things that make me rage. "Independent" married women. Why does this make me rage? Because I hate stupid, that's why.

Marriage is defined as a unity and mutual action. On the other hand, independence is non-contingent on someone or something else and non-dependent upon another entity. The very idea that someone is independent AND involved in a mutual partnership is an oxy-moron and an irony that I simply cannot ignore.

By very definitiion, a truly independent woman is not married I do not feel I'm disgracing my gender by claiming myself as a dependent woman. I AM! That's why I got married in the first place, because I know I need Aaron (and all of his money!), and I enjoy the togetherness of marriage. I enjoy the partnership & joint decision making. If you are functioning independently of your spouse, you are the reason the divorce rate is 50% in this country. Oh yeah that's right, I did say it! You can't expect to just be out doing your own thing all the time and have a healthy marriage. There's no partnership in independence. If you want to be an independent woman then throw another bra on the fire and do it! Don't skip around behind this American dream-like facade of happy marriages and picket fences just to show everyone how grown up you are (I'm a big kid, look what I can do..I can hire a lawyer too). Oil and water don't mix kids, that's just basic chemistry (my blogs are angsty AND educational. Fun for the whole family!)

Just to drive my point home, I'll throw the Bible at you. Both Genesis and Ephesians (old school AND new school Bible, so it must be true) say to leave your parents and cling to your spouse. NOT cling to the idea of a marriage or those 15 people you around and act pretentious with, because that's a self-righteous game I just don't play.