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Jessica Alba: ‘Marriage is a Load of Crap’

Posted by Richard Head

Sunday February 7, 2010

JESSICA Alba hated the idea of getting married.

The Valentine’s Day star took a while before agreeing to tie the knot with Cash Warren as she was determined not to “obey” her husband and feels the tradition of marriage has been “warped”.

“I had a hard time agreeing with marriage at all because I feel like its been warped,” said Alba told Cosmopolitan magazine. “Originally, it was two families coming together to make a stronger family. It was about survival — not love or soulmates.

“And now the way they market marriage — even as a kid through Disney movies — is that it’s all about Prince Charming sweeping you off your feet.

“There’s this mentality that you need the big dress and the big day — the day every girl gets to be a princess. I didn’t agree with any of that. This tradition of obeying your husband like he’s your king? It’s a load of crap. Love and honour, yes. But you should love and honor yourself too, and all your friends.”

The 28-year-old actress — who married Cash in May 2008 — eventually accepted his proposal because she knew they would stick together through “thick and thin”.

“I chose to get married because, essentially, you’re given a deck of cards in life,” she said. “The hand you were dealt with is your family and you can’t choose them.

“But the one person you can choose to bring into your life as your family and to have that unconditional love with is your husband and wife. I’m choosing you as my family and we’re going to love each other through thick and thin.”

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  • dgt

    ……jessica seems to be a bit of a be-otch……

    • kirk okuly

      it is partially true u cant be tied down and woman shouldnt have to do anything their not just some bitch that does everything my ex wanted to do that shit fuck no u sit ure ass down lol i ll do it sum men r lazy bastards i just askd my ex if she wanted to do anything if she could get me a beer from the fridg lol now my ex is a bitch playn mind games with my ass lol but im ready to get hitched i love my son and all but the mother is too fuckd up lol i dont want kirk jr around chaos all the time an she needs to leave me alone too but yeah men r the same way lol

  • sandy

    Jessica Alba has to be one of the most confused,ignorant, obtuse, self-centered women in Hollywood. And considering some of the competition for the title, thats saying alot. She contradicts herself at every turn; I don’t think she has a clue about what it is to have an identity or self esteem – She’s just another pretty bimbo who can’t act, and makes rash statements to get attention because her acting career, while financially lucrative, stinks because of her lack of talent. Hopefully, for the sake of her child, her spouse comes from a better gene pool for

    • Anna

      i agree with Sandy. she just contradicted herself. She’s confusing. A tv show shouldn’t make you want to adopt, the idea of giving love to a familyless child should.

  • mini

    I am close in age with JA, and many of my peers feel the same way about marriage. Gen Y has been exposed to working mothers, single parents, gay parents, live-in relationships, step parents, divorce, and traditional marriage. Many gen yers are exhausted living up to the image of marriage and its complexity, and they are creating their own family values- even if they are a collage. With women initiating most divorces in America, women in America have become more independent, but few like JA become interdependent. I admire JA for having a simple wedding that focused on commitment and not OK’s mag sales. Also, I understand America rewards married couples with many opportunities single or common law couples are not given. I think she is like the Ryan Seacrest of female actresses, hard-working.