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Fans of the movie “My Best Friend’s Wedding” are very familiar with the old, “If we’re both single by this age, let’s get married” pact. But for the younger readers who didn’t see this (classic!) film, this pact involves two platonic friends who agree to marry each other if they haven’t found anyone else to marry by a certain age. People make a lot of pacts like these. It gives them some sense of stability by way of a backup plan, in case things don’t go their ideal way. These pacts can pertain to marriage, career plans, retirement plans, having children and much more. But do they work? Can you really rig the system of life such that if you don’t find your happy ending the organic way (aka with a whole lot of patience), you can just skip to the end? Here are silly pacts people make about love, children and more.
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If we’re not married by 30…
Let’s start with the scenario in “My Best Friend’s Wedding.” This scenario is based on the idea that if you’re not married by 30, you never will be. It also relies on the idea that nobody will want to marry you after 30, but at least your best friend will. It also implies that you’ll know yourself and what you want so completely by 30, that if you haven’t yet found it, you never will. And you’ve already seen everything that’s out there.
