When reading the article, I was interested to learn the official stance of the Vatican in regards to marriage. In the article, it is stated that marriage is a vocation. I believe this to be true. If it's meant to be it will. We often times hear in the media of circumstances in which the couple may have rushed into getting married. It makes one question: Did they truly know they were meant to get married? Or did they rush into it out of fear of being alone? Although, I don't believe one needs to be married to feel fulfilled. One of my parent's really good friends was married twice. They both cheated on her. After months and months of self-doubt and depression, she realized that maybe she wasn't called upon by God to get married. She wondered if she married for the wrong reasons. She began to attend Church regularly and is now content with her life. She didn't need marriage to be happy, she need God to be happy. I agree with the Vatican when they said that marriage should be taken seriously. The honeymoon stage doesn't last forever. When it's over, you need love, trust, communication, and commitment to fall back on. With these, a married couple can "grow and ripen."