I think it’s deeply sad that people expect to be consumed by a marriage as a culmination of their social life, rather than having it be just one of multiple co-

I think it’s deeply sad that people expect to be consumed by a marriage as a culmination of their social life, rather than having it be just one of multiple co-equal familial relationships. (Close friends, relatives.) Framing this as “cope” (why the Reddit language?) just spits in the face of friendship.