| There are some men who are in perfectly | | | | relationships then he is most likely to shy away |
| committed relationships but ask them about | | | | from the idea of marriage. Such men feel that |
| marriage and they will run a thousand miles. | | | | marriage ruins a perfectly healthy and happy |
| Marriage according to them is a con that women | | | | relationship only because people begin to tire of |
| pull on them so that they get the control over | | | | one another and take each other for granted. |
| their lives and the men are reduced to mere | | | | Fear of being controlled |
| figures. Here are a few reasons why men are | | | | Some men also feel that once they get married |
| afraid of marriage. | | | | they will be controlled by their wife. She might be |
| Freedom - the big issue | | | | neat freak or a woman who will not allow him to |
| Men feel that once they get married they will | | | | be gross. Either ways he will have to listen to her |
| have to give up on their freedom. This is quite a | | | | to ensure peace in the house and this is a |
| contrast to the lion status that they award | | | | compromise he might not be willing to make. |
| themselves. It is the fear of losing this freedom | | | | Giving up their space |
| that makes a man shy away from marriage. | | | | Another thing that they fear is that marriage is |
| What about the other girls? | | | | going to take away their individual space away |
| Some men feel that there are too many beautiful | | | | from them. Once they get married, they feel, |
| and interesting women in the world to settle | | | | they will have to spend every waking moment |
| down with one person. They want to keep their | | | | hanging out with their wife, carrying shopping bags |
| options open though most of the times this idea is | | | | or attending theatre shows...all of which they |
| just a state of mind. They might be deeply | | | | might detest. It is the "man" inside him which gets |
| committed to the women they are with but are | | | | challenged by this and hence he stays away from |
| simply afraid to give up their options. | | | | marriage. |
| Losing in love | | | | Responsibility - the biggest scare |
| Some men are also unlucky in love. Such bad past | | | | Some men just cannot take additional |
| experiences could have set a precedent for | | | | responsibility. They might not be ready for it |
| mistrust in marriage. Such men might feel that a | | | | because they are too young or are too old. |
| commitment as deep as marriage is going to | | | | Bottom line is that these men want to only |
| inevitably earn him more heartbreak than he is | | | | concentrate on themselves and do not want to |
| ready to handle. | | | | shoulder the responsibility that comes with |
| Poor relationship examples | | | | marriage. |
| If a man has grown up seeing bad examples of | | | | |