Marriage: The Class They “Forgot” to Teach

No one really gives you a heads-up about what to expect when you get married, do they? Funny how life works—schools will teach you how to measure the angles of a triangle (which, let's be honest, 99% of us will never need), but something as fundamental as understanding human relationships? Nope. Who needs that, right? “Parallel lines? Essential. Understanding why your spouse is suddenly mad? Overrated.” Which got me thinking—was this whole marriage thing engineered to fail? Hear me out. Could it be that big corporations and the government want us to crash and burn? Think about it: a failed marriage doesn’t just break hearts—it powers entire industries. Divorce lawyers crack open champagne and bill by the hour, so go ahead and take three hours to explain why he leaves cabinet doors open like a sociopath.The beauty industry’s armed with mommy makeovers and “revolutionary” diet pills. Then there’s the parade of dating apps charging you $39.99 a month to find “The One” (again!).Therapists make a killing reminding you that screaming "CALM DOWN" has never actually calmed anyone. And don’t forget car dealerships—because nothing screams “I’m totally over it” like a freshly minted single dad in a shiny new convertible… Seriously, a messy divorce fuels at least 30 industries. Who were we supposed to learn this from anyway? Hollywood? The same people who treat weddings like blockbuster premieres and divorces like red carpet events? Let’s face it: the bar is on the floor. And speaking of low bars, let’s rewind to our first day of school. Remember being an eager little sponge, ready to soak up life-changing knowledge? What did they teach us? How to calculate the area of a triangle and solve for x. Life. Altering. Stuff. Meanwhile, the tools for managing communication, relationships, marriage—or, even a basic argument? Total silence. It’s like the curriculum board said, “Memorizing the periodic table? Life or death. Emotional intelligence? Meh, they’ll wing it.” Spoiler alert: we didn’t