So there's this show which I'm not following regularly, but Mayu appeared on today's ep so I had to watch it. The topic was regarding women who marry for wealth.
Firstly, and most importantly, what made me the most glad was that Mayu was the only guest AKB member who said she wouldn't marry for wealth. (Paru, Haruu & Abemaru all said they wanted to)
"I won't marry for wealth"
"You'll become insensitive towards feelings"
People may be skeptical, saying stuffs like "she's only saying this for TV". But based on what I know and feel from her, I know she's not that kind of person. And I believe in her as well.
They had a survey as well; 69% of females thought about marrying for wealth in one way or another. 10% didn't think about it at all, and 21% rarely thought about it.
This made me very disappointed tbh. I do know people want a rich husband and all. I'm not that oblivious to what's happening nowadays. But I never expected only 31% are on the disapproving end. And the fact that 69% of females actually want to marry for wealth.
Then there's these guests who married for wealth and were called on the show.
Woman A: "Bored of seeing the same view at night"
Woman B: "Land and construction cost 160,000,000JPY (S$1,767,084)"
All these 2 women did on the show was share about their married life which mostly included bragging, in a way, on how much their things cost. Things like their wedding ring, jewelry, interior deco blah blah. Things that I can't be bothered with.
Main point is, is bragging all they can do? Nothing else? One of them also shared about how her husband rarely comes home (or something along those lines) due to work commitments. Is this what happiness means to them?? If so, it's rather disappointing to know that.
And now, the main purpose of my post: a rant.
Is wealth that important? Yes, I know, speaking realistically you need money to survive. What I meant was, do you need to be comforted with large sums of money? Typical saying, but you can't bring them with you when you pass on. Why do you want to marry a guy who brings in an annual income of S$5 million? What use does it have? You don't need that much money to survive.
Why are people comforting themselves with money? And buying branded goods - is it even necessary? A bag is a bag, paying hundreds just for the brand is ridiculous. Sure, you can have a few here and there occasionally - it's just human nature. But drowning yourselves in branded goods? No. I find it disgusting to some extent. Doing things, even horrible things, for the sake of money and things like that. Why the greed? And marrying for money and not love is downright disgusting. Shouldn't love be the main reason you marry someone? Why has society changed for the worse?
Why are people's expectations getting higher and higher with each passing day? Is it terribly wrong to just wish for a peaceful, stable lifestyle, with the one you love, have a happy family, etc? Besides, marriages for money probably can't last long anyway. And for most, you'll end up having arguments about money matters. Is it really worth it all? IMO, no.
And call me traditional or old-fashioned or whatever, but I do not exactly approve of divorces. Well, unless it's really necessary like violence and affairs and things like that. You get what I mean. But divorces because of other reasons like finding out he or she is not the one? It can be avoided right? That's what dating periods are for. Getting to know each other. But nowadays people just rush into marriages here and there and end up getting divorced. It's saddening to know people are making light of marriages nowadays.
I guess that's all to my rant though. Ending it off with a couple of really cute Mayu caps ♥
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