Self-Marriage
Why do people marry themselves? Is self-marriage the last resort for the lonely and self-obsessed? Or could a commitment to self-love be a radical new rite of passage?
Why do people marry themselves – and what even is self-marriage?
The Why Factor meets the self-married, who argue if marriage is about committing to an individual - to love and cherish, in sickness and in health - who better to commit to… than yourself?
Mary-Ann Ochota finds out why this emerging phenomenon is so popular amongst women in particular. And why self-marriage can be either a radical act of self-love, or the ultimate cosplay. And sometimes both.
(Image: Grace Gelder, Credit: Amy Grubb)
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- Mon 14 May 2018 12:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Mon 14 May 2018 21:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Tue 15 May 2018 01:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Mon 21 May 2018 05:32GMTBBC World Service South Asia
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