As long as the divorce rates sits at a terrifying 50%, we will always wonder why people jump so haphazardly down the aisle, and often offer our gentle reminders that hey, #MarriageCanWait!

Here are a few reasons BuzzFeed readers aren’t in any rush to exchange rings:

1. You can commit to someone without paying the government to be allowed to do so. And that way, you don’t have to pay the government AGAIN to get out of it when it inevitably turns to shit.
2.  If shit goes south, I can just leave. And I really like my space.
3.  I don’t think it’s necessary, and it’s archaic. My parents’ marriage was not good, so I always saw it as a prison, and I value my freedom and independence too much.
4. I think I would cheat. I know that’s horrible to say, but just the thought of being committed to one person forever makes my skin crawl. 
5. The truth is I would rather break up than get divorced. Every divorce I have seen has been expensive and messy. 

If those aren’t great reasons to avoid I DOs, I don’t know what are!