When Relationships Only Thrive Outside of Marriage: Why Pink Won’t Remarry

 

Courtesy of The Associated Press

It’s not rare for couples to discover soon after tying the knot that things are just not working out. Everything was fine before but for some reason, once legally bound, the dynamics shifted and the marriage fell apart. Is it possible for a relationship to only be strong outside of marriage?

Pop star Pink recently told the Associated Press that she still dates her ex-husband but laughed at the idea of re-marriage saying, “I don’t know where the remarriage thing came from.”

“Our role models are Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon and Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn — people who just choose to be together every day because they want to be there,” the singer said. “And labels have never been our thing, so, we’re just diving into that empty swimming pool, headfirst.”

Coincidentally, this interview follows Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault‘s highly publicized remarriage last weekend. I could just apathetically shrug this off as different strokes for different folks, but what is it about the role of marriage that makes some couples wither and die?

Perhaps the problem is that people are trying too hard to live up to their idea of what a marriage is. Instead of just taking things slow and allowing things to happen like in a long-term relationship, couples suddenly feel a shift in roles and feel it is their duty to live up to whatever it is they think a married person should do.

Or perhaps the problem are those couples who abandon ship too early in a marriage and then realize later that the relationship could have been quickly mended with time and patience.

What do you think?

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Comments (2)

 

  1. Tina T says:

    My vote goes with the notion that anyone who dates their ex just gave up too soon. I think that they split up thinking that they married the wrong person and that they just need to find the right person and all will be well. If they get to the point where they can take a good look at themselves I think that they realize they probably can make it work with their ex if they’re willing to make some changes.

    As far as Goldie and Kurt, I really don’t get it. Having kids together bonds you in so many ways that I really don’t see how adding some marriage vows could be a big deal. Maybe they’re superstitious and are afraid it will fall apart it they “make it official.”

  2. Mouhanad says:

    I love PINK so much!

    I hope you read my post about her on my blog Not Sure…
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