It is generally regarded that marriage is the ultimate criterion for having a successful life and a fruitful family history. On the other hand, love is highly considered the principal factor in marriage and divorce. This essay aims to identify and assess common issues surrounding love and marriage as they affect the latter’s planning and maintenance. Conventional marriage involves a man and a woman who undergo a rite of being betrothed and swears under oath to stay together for the rest of their lives. This process is commonly referred to as a wedding which is a celebration of the unity of two people as they make their vows public declarations. The common wedding arrangement is not the only way of getting married since there are a handful of other factors that influence and affect this decision-making. There are informal marriages or arranged marriages, for example (Nock 53). Obviously, marriage does not only entail the bliss of the wedding rituals and honeymoons. The real essence of marriage lies in the commitment or the span of time in which the vows are kept. However, Gregory Corso’s poem “Marriage” has a very different view of marriage. It seems to be a very pessimistic notion wherein the narrator appears to be debating whether to get married or not. He weighs the possible outcomes, and mostly, these were negative elements such as discrimination of his side of the family who are expected to wait only for food and drink during the wedding, other wedding attendees all trying hard to be jubilant with suggestions of obscene portraits of their honeymoon and the prospect of having scrawny children and a nagging wife. On the other hand, there are also very short glimpses of positive thoughts such as a clean and proper wife and the things he would do with his children which were. Why are these notions so common? It is because we are too well exposed to these kinds of marriage situations. I have relatives and cousins who got into marriage sooner than expected. Both sides were not able to screen the husband and wife and their families. My cousin does not entirely know the personality of her partner and important background, which literally led to a disastrous marriage. Marriage is a union of two different individuals in terms of family, culture, and social backgrounds. It is both a sacred and legal process for most societies which leads to specific and established rights, obligations, and provisions (Glenn, p. 15). Again, Gregory Corso’s “Marriage” has a different view. The narrator sees it only as a necessary process for every individual driven by fear of not having someone to marry and be alone for the rest of his life, uttering – “All the universe is married!” He thinks that he should marry since everyone is marrying and expected to be married before they get old or die. The poem has no single reference to marriage resembling a solemn ritual. It is more of a circus the way he describes it. He claims that everyone would know, and yet he himself does not feel excited and does not comprehend the meaning of it all. In addition, he feels as though in despair instead of being celebratory. This naturally results in marriages that are not planned or expected.