Im NOT into you.=P

Salam...

Just yesterday, I caught a late night movie, 'He's just NOT into you'. The star-studded movie was about several people in different status of relationships and how their life went on. The theme of the movie was to portray real life situations of relationships; both the good and the bad. The movie raised questions on sincerity, trust, responsibility, love and desire. Just to clarify, the movie is from a western perspective. However, since the western culture is being absorbed more and more by our community, it doesn't surprise me that I can relate some of the movie's stories with people around in Malaysia. Throughout the movie, there are even some instances where I think I can relate it to myself albeit of course in a different manner..=P

One of the questions raised in the movie is the question of the importance of marriage.Do we really have to marry to show that we love a person? Of course, this question is only valid in the west where we have couples who live together without even getting married. So for these people, they sleep together, wash thier laundry together, some even raise kids together so where is the urgency of actually marrying our couple? What does marriage actually signifies?

From an islamic perspective, marriage is easily justified and holds a deeper meaning. In islam, marriage is even a religious duty.

The Prophet(pbuh) said , "Marriage is my tradition who so ever keeps away there from is not from amongst me"-source.

Marriage signifies a declaration of responsibility and it does not just involve just the couple, but also the families of both couple and also the community itself. Marriage is the basis of a family institiute that aims to live happily with tranquility with devotion to the al-mighty. I could but im not going to delve deeper into what marriage constitiutes in Islam but you can read this article I found->http://www.islamonline.net/english/introducingislam/Family/Marriage/article01.shtml

or just search yourself on the internet=P. Basically what im trying to say is that there is a bigger picture of marrying that most people don't realize before they get married.'People' includes me of course..=P. Im already 21 and it is not a surprise that most of my peers are already thinking about marriage. Heck some have already married! Hrmm...I still have a long way to go though..'>.<.

p.s: The movie's alot of fun to watch especially if ur critical of things but caution for those in the middle of a relationship crisis or something, u shouldnt watch it as it may get to ur head=P