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Sologamia, the curious tendency to marry oneself

In a society that gives great importance to marriage and traditional union between couples, there are some women who are breaking paradigms with the tendency of Sologamia , choosing to marry themselves.

Sologamia, when your perfect partner is yourself

Sologamia is, in a nutshell, a person's marriage to themselves .This growing trend is known as a commitment that values ​​self-esteem and personal compassion.

Supporters of the practice argue that leads to a happier life .The idea of ​​such a ceremony is also described in the book Quirkyalone: ​​a manifesto for the uncompromising romantics of Sasha Caden.

The growing trend of sologamy has been seen more and more in women in the United States, Australia, Japan and Taiwan , where they celebrate ceremonies in which they walk alone to the altar and give themselves.

La sologa mine has become popular enough in recent years that Policy Horizons Canada so that a government agency that projects public policy implications on cross-cutting issues has taken note of the practice, which seems to continue to grow .

On May 16, 2015, Sophie Tanner, 38, married herself at the Brighton Unitarian Church in the United Kingdom.

«I literally had the idea when I was lying in bed recovering from a flu and a bad relationship.Everyone celebrates joining someone and getting married, but there is no milestone in society that celebrates escaping something horrible or returning to life.own happiness and satisfaction ».

And so, he decided to celebrate his own love with a ceremony.At that time, his sologamy was news.But in the years that have passed, he is seeing every Again, it's not a common place by any means, but it's certainly less shocking as Time passes.More recently, Laura Mesi married in Italy in a wedding with 70 guests and everything expected of a traditional wedding, except the groom.

Sologamia, the curious tendency to marry oneself

It is not always a substitute for a couple .While some practitioners will continue their lives without a partner, many who decide to marry themselves in any way plan to be alone.It is not about replacing or ruling out a potential partner.

It's not about being alone, it's about being self-sufficient.For some people, a couple is a lovely addition, but that doesn't mean they are half of a whole.It means that were a complete being before meeting him .

Now, while a large percentage of marriages end in divorce , this figure being 42% in the United Kingdom, and with a greater number of single women in the last decade, it seems that marrying oneself is, perhaps, the only sure bet.

What do you think?

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