Why is the Modern Marriage on Fire

Overtime, the definition of marriage has evolved and transmogrified. Marriage has become less institutionalised and moved towards forming a more inter-dependent partnership. Though it may sometimes seem like modern couples are living "alone together" i.e. living together while maintaining separate individual lives, they choose to share the load, meeting one another's emotional needs and having one's needs met, while focussing on their own growth rather than simply fulfilling the traditional spousal roles set by the society. Modern marriages are generally seen as a framework where couples comparatively rely less on each other in terms of providing a livelihood, securing the basic necessities of life and are both of them are more inclined towards sharing responsibilities, catering to their own needs and creating their own happily ever after. As partners, they not only make an attempt to facilitate for spouse's need for safety, security, intimacy and connection, but also for their needs for personal growth and fulfilment, interchangeably playing many roles, from being friends, caring confidants, passionate lovers to intellectual challengers, and each others biggest cheerleaders. They are writing their own rules of their modern-day fairy-tale. One can enter into marriage for various reasons. It can be due to friendship, a romantic partnership or a practical, finance-based agreement, where partners marry for prioritising their comforts or business. It's common for people in financially-advantaged marriages to have a prenuptial agreement (also known as pre-nups), that allow the spouses to divide everything 50/50 or an agreed upon allowance, in the event they want to leave with their share of the money. Some spouses may even choose to live apart-different states, countries, or even apartments while they remain married to each other. They may choose to live on their own to maintain a sense of individuality amongst various other reasons. In some marriages, spouses may maintain their committed relationship only to provide a stable and loving environment for their children, keeping parenting a top priority which serves as an anchor for their relationship. They may continue living together as companions and may also choose to probably cograndparent in future. Nowadays, in modern marriages, some spouses are opting for open marriages, as an alternative. It's a consensual non-monogamy arrangement, where both the spouses together come to an agreement to seek out sex or romance as suited to their needs under certain conditions with or without disclosing the details of their romantic encounters to the spouse's. However they may check-in with each other from time to time. Another modern marriage model is the starter marriage. In this type of arrangement, one person in the marriage enters it for a personal gain, say they wanted access to a certain network or professional arena through their spouse, or emotional security and once they had that need fulfilled by their first spouse, they move on to someone else who can likely offer them even more. The professionally successful partner who may be feeling held back by their spouse might call things off with the person who supported them in their journey, and remarry someone who is now more suited to their needs and can keep up with their new lifestyle. Starter marriages are becoming more common than you may probably anticipate.