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If your parents nag you about when you’re getting married, you might assume it’s just their “old timey” ways poisoning their brain. You might think they push for you to get a ring on it because you’re embarrassing them among their friends group being that you’re that one weird daughter who can’t land a man.
You insist and insist, “You guys I’m fiiiinnee.” You remind them that you’re happy, you have an active social life, wonderful friends, and a satisfying career. You even have an adorable dog who loves you! You live a fulfilling life. You’re happy. Why can’t they be happy for you? Well, maybe it doesn’t boil down to them worrying about your happiness, or even worrying that their friends at the Wine Club will keep asking them when their “One single daughter” is getting hitched. Here are surprising reasons your parents want you to get married.
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They have a wedding fund
Your parents might have a secret wedding fund that they’ve been growing for you for years. They can’t keep it a secret much longer, and if you don’t get married, they’re just going to have to give it to you and hope you don’t spend it on that extravagant handbag you’ve been wanting.
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So you get a new emergency contact
Because you’re a hypochondriac, and your mom gets too many phone calls every time you faint because you think a scratch in your throat is pneumonia.
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Health insurance
They want you to get on your spouse’s health insurance plan! They would feel like monsters cutting you out of the plan, but really, it’s time.
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You drink too much
Your mom noticed last time she visited that every bartender in town knew you by name and the cashier at the grocery store had your six pack of white wine bottles ready for you. She’s hoping a husband would, you know, stop this.
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You need to learn how to cook
For goodness sake, you thought you could eat raw ravioli. If you don’t learn to cook for your own sake, maybe you’ll learn for a spouse, and then you can both not die from eating…what did you call it? Marinara sushi?
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They want grandchildren!
If you have a small family, your parents might want to make sure it grows. They might also be very, very bored and would gladly babysit.
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They’re curious about your sexuality
They’re fine with whatever it is, but they’re really not sure what it is. If you bring home a fiance, then they’ll be very clear on which way you swing.
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Your grandparents left you a fund
Your grandparents have even more antiquated ideas. Your grandparents might have left you a certain sum of money that you only receive once you are married. Your parents don’t want to tell you because they want you to keep believing your grandparents loved you no matter way.
