A Rash Marriage

In Getting Out by Cleopatra Mathis, a young married couple is divorcing. In question 2, it asks about the one detail about their marriage: their eyes and hair. Their marriage became too confining. The marriage was based on infatuation, not love. Their only commonality was their matching eyes and hair. The couple had no deep for love for each other. Furthermore, the last line contributes to this: "Taking hands we walked apart, until our arms stretched between us. We held on tight, and let go." (Mathis, 896). Holding hands is very superficial. Most loving couples kiss or hug. This couple has a very basic form of intimacy and shows that they were emotionally naive and unprepared for marriage.