Why Having a Wedding Makes Sense

I like to call these moments time investments, and this is when you dedicate sustained periods of time to certain people or endeavors that bring you long-term satisfaction. The return you get from this investment does not come immediately, but more so as a consistent, ever-morphing route toward happiness from spending your time intentionally. When ... See more

Weddings seemed like an antiquated rite of passage, implanted into the mainstream consciousness by greedy corporate interests. Through our need for social approval, this manmade ritual became the ultimate status symbol, being conducted by couples across the world to satisfy the expectations of parents, friends, and society in general.

When it comes to dramatic shifts of this nature, I like to reflect on why it happened so I can have a better understanding of the architecture of my cognitive blind spots. In this case, there was something that I was clearly missing from my worldview that was made apparent only after I personally experienced it. Where else do these blind spots exis... See more

If you told me that your budget to buy a car was $30,000, but then I see you pull up with a $100,000 vehicle, I will naturally have some questions.

(c) What does money mean to you, and how well do you budget it?

While you may or may not agree with Kahneman here, I think his point is especially poignant when explaining why having a wedding is so important. The experience of having the wedding really is a blur because each moment moves so quickly, and your mind will have a hard time processing everything that’s happening. You can be grounded in the present t... See more

As a couple, there are many ways to build your collective Happiness Portfolio, but the best way to do it is to spend time with the people you love. Maybe you’ll host a family dinner for someone’s birthday, go to a friend’s place to play some board games, and so on. The reason why this is so effective is because not only are you investing your own t... See more

The more logical solution would be to take a small number of guests out to nice dinners to celebrate your marriage, so you could actually enjoy the extended company of those loved ones. Not only would you be able to celebrate your marriage in a way that only this particular set of loved ones can offer, but you’d also probably save a lot of money as... See more

Do we have one another’s back, wherever we choose to go?