Why are you pressuring them to tie the knot?

You won't be present when he spots that beautiful chick

You won't be present when he summons the guts to approach her

You won't be present when he prays she doesn't diss him

So why are you pestering him about when he will marry?

You won't be present when she sees him approaching her

You won't be present when she prays he doesn't use a tired pick-up line

You won't be present when she hopes he's brushed his teeth and applied roll-on

So why are you pestering her about when she will get married?

You won't be present when he fears she's after his money

You won't be present when he fears she will abscond if he loses his job

You won't be present when he fears there are other richer men pursuing her

So why are you pestering him about when he will marry?

You won't be present when she fears he's only after her body

You won't be present when she fears he will emotionally and physically abuse her

You won't be present when she fears he's a womaniser

So why are you pestering her about when she will get married?

You won't be present when his parents say she's not good enough for him

You won't be present when her parents say he's not good enough for her

You won't be present when both his and her friends support those views

So why are you pressuring them to tie the knot?

You won't be present when he proposes to her

You won't be present when he prays she says, "''Yes!''

Should she agree, you won't be present when they argue about the wedding budget, location, date, invitation list...

So why are you pressuring them to tie the knot?

You won't be present when he ponders whether he's marrying the right woman

You won't be present when she ponders whether she's marrying the right man

You won't be present when he no longer daily tells her, ''Darling, I love you.''

You won't be present when she claims she has a 'headache'

So why are you pressuring them to tie the knot?

You won't be present when they struggle to feed, clothe and educate their children

You won't be present when their teenage kids experiment with drugs, sex, booze...

You won't be present when they strive to accommodate their extended families' financial demands

So why are you pressuring them to tie the knot?

You won't be present when he's tempted to cheat on her

You won't be present when she's tempted to cheat on him

When death do them part, you won't be present as one grieves

So why are you pressuring them to tie the knot?

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