Gabriella Demetriades Slams Troll Over Pregnancy Comment: Why Is Marriage Mandatory?

Model and entrepreneur Gabriella Demetriades who has been in a relationship with actor Arjun Rampal recently reacted to a netizen who asked about her marriage plans. The couple who has been in a relationship since 2018 is expecting their second child. Their first son Arik Rampal was born in 2019.

Mom-to-be Gabrielle who is very active on social media recently shared a bunch of photos on her Instagram handle. The post consisted of photos of her outfit of the day, her footwear, meals, bag, and son Arik Rampal.

Gabrielle Demetriades On Marriage

A netizen who goes by the username “positivesoul369” asked Gabriella when she planned to marry. The user further pointed out that she was not an Indian by birth and was spoiling the youth's mentality. Responding to the comment, Gabriella wrote back, “Yes, the mentality here is spoilt by bringing beautiful souls into the world, not by small-minded bigots.” Earlier this April, Gabriella Demetriades announced her second pregnancy with a maternity shoot.

Why is marriage mandatory for a couple to live together or to start a family? How does a document guarantee commitment in a relationship? If it did, shouldn’t all married couples live a fairy-tale life? It’s all in the mind and partners could fall out of love or engage in infidelity or become abusive at any point in time whether or not the relationship is bonded by marriage.

Marriage is simply a social construct that was inducted into society following monogamous relationships. Marriage is a choice. If a couple wants to get married, they can do so or if they choose to stay committed to each other and loyal to the relationship they share without a symbol or document recognising them as a couple, they can do that too. Whether it's a marriage or a relationship, the only way to keep the couple together is if they consistently and equally contribute. If a couple falls out of love, no document or symbol can save that marriage.

Our country might have the lowest divorce rate but not all married couples are happy. Several couples hold on to their marriages just for the sake of family honour, children, or for several other wrong reasons. Don’t most of us know at least one couple who is just holding on to marriage for external reasons other than the love and respect they share for each other? Then how can society claim marriage to be sacred and ever-lasting?

A couple can lead a happy life together till their last breath only if they truly want to. A relationship or marriage will only last if there is solid trust, understanding, respect, love, support, compassion, loyalty, honesty, and friendship. Couples who aren’t married choose to stay with each other out of their personal choice and not because a document holds them accountable.

They are making a conscious choice to stay together through thick and thin every single day and if that’s not love, what is? That is a family bonded by true love and commitment. That is a healthy family and the perfect space for children to grow up in.

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Image Credits: Gabrielle Demetriades via Instagram

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