But also, perhaps, for some there is relief and hope and even approval. This ceremony marks the end of a love. People marry in hope. People marry in idealism holding not only to the beauty of what is but to the grandeur of what shall be. For marriage is not a moment but a lifetime.
Marriage is growth.
The wedding ceremony is a declaration of faith in that growth. But not all marriages are a coming together. Not all marriages are growth. And even, in instances, short of necessity. The days are cold.