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The Why Factor: Self-Marriage

Self-Marriage

14/05/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - The Why Factor, Self-Marriage

Why do people marry themselves, is it narcissism, or a bold step to finding happiness?

Why do people marry themselves? Is self-marriage the last resort for the lonely and self-obsessed? Or could a commitment to self-love be a radical new rite of passage?

Why do people marry themselves – and what even is self-marriage? 

The Why Factor  meets the self-married, who argue if marriage is about committing to an individual - to love and cherish, in sickness and in health - who better to commit to… than yourself?  

Mary-Ann Ochota finds out why this emerging phenomenon is so popular amongst women in particular. And why self-marriage can be either a radical act of self-love, or the ultimate cosplay. And sometimes both.

(Image: Grace Gelder, Credit: Amy Grubb)

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