Things that are overrated
By angelface23
@angelface23 (2494)
United States
September 21, 2010 10:29am CST
So I was sitting here looking at some of the discussion topics and came up with one of my own: Things that are overrated.
First i think marriage is overrated. I am married but I still think it is. Why do you need a piece of paper to prove you want to be with someone for the rest of your life. I got married because I was young and pregnant and thought it was best at the time. Not so much now. If I want to leave I have to split everything with the other person. If I were to cheat then I lose everything. Why? I think marriages should have an opt out option so every year you can reconsider if you really want to be with that person let alone be married to them.
Another thing is college. College is where you're supposed to go after highschool. I went to two vocational schools and got crap out of it. The first one was for mortuary science. I had to do an intership to get my license and couldnt find anywhere around my area to do it. Then I went for criminal justice to the crappiest school of all time. They tried to cheat us by not giving us our degrees which we finally got 2 years after we graduated. So I owe all this freaking money for schools I didn't even do anything with. And I still have a crappy job even though I have 2 degrees!!
That's really all I can think of right now but I'm sure there'll be more.
3 responses
@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
24 Sep 10
I agree with Gloomcookie (scroll up) It´s not the institutions that are overrrated but the people jump into them for the wrong reasons.
I agree that you don´t need a paper to be someone but it is a way of saying you are commited. At the begining that is important but only if you work for it. As for college, you are not "supposed" to go anyplace. College and university is a place you go when you want further knowledge and are interested in a field. If you aren´t commited, it happens the same as with marriage: it doesn´t live up to your expectations.
I had a long marriage and at a certain pint I felt that if all papers were burned I would feel married anyway. When I got married though, I had no choice. I wanted desperatly to be with my love yet I was underage and my parents would never let me hust walk out. My husband was too respectful of my parents feelings as to have done that either although he could provide well for us.
As for opt out options, there´s divorce in my country.
Take care!
@GloomCookieLex (6073)
• United States
21 Sep 10
I genuinely completely disagree. Both college and marriage are extremely beneficial if you actually know what you're doing. People who jump into things they don't understand are going to make a mess of it, but that doesn't mean the concept itself overrated. It's best to think things through and choose wisely before making life-altering decisions.
One thing I find vastly overrated by society is childbearing. I just don't get the big deal about it.
@hardworkinggurl (37062)
• United States
21 Sep 10
I am a prime exampe dear friend.. I was once married and well long story am no longer. I went to college - no job and have 140k in college loans.
I live with a wonderful man now for 4 years, no discussion about marriage and we love it that way. Although if we headed in this direction who knows?? But no paper needs to prove our love we prove it daily. 
Life - I breath daily, although filled with frustration, I love living.
Life - I breath daily, although filled with frustration, I love living. 