Degressive camouflage - truth behind marriages
As I near my thirties, its become more and more clear to me that we, as humans are extremely dependent, helpless beings, especially on whom we claim to love. With the exception of a few soul mates who find their utmost in each other, for most part, most of us are in relationships or marriages just to blend in. Now, for instance, my first ever boyfriend (which was at an age I hardly could tell what love really was) was a result of constant teasing by friends and a feeling of mush being caused due to that. This, which I would also regard as peer pressure also stemmed from the fact that I was now in my teens, confident and capable of attracting the person of the opposite sex- just as my other counterparts. However, in the process of trying to find my place in the band wagon, what I also, most unconsciously brought upon myself is what I call "degressive camouflage." In the animal kingdom, various organisms adopt camouflaging to surviving being predated by stronger organisms....