If marriage is dead, why is everyone getting married?

Courtesy of New Line Cinema

Last year I attended an engagement party. I was a freshman in college and a friend of a friend was getting married. On a whirlwind trip to Barcelona, her boyfriend of four years popped the question. Keep in mind she was my age, 19 years old.

My first question was whether the bride-to-be was pregnant. 

Bling Ring

Coco Chanel once said you should always remove one thing before leaving the house. In that case, she would be appalled to find that my sister wears enough bling to put Mr. T to shame. She is OBSESSED with gold chains, and wouldn't be caught dead without a stack around her neck.