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‘Same-self marriage’: The pinnacle of the culture of narcissism

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English: Sigmund Freud (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Since time immemorial, marriage has meant the union of a man and a woman for life, usually for the purpose of raising children. But today marriage tends to mean just about any relationship you can think of—first so-called same-sex marriage, now polyamory, or even polygamy are said to be just as valid. But it doesn’t stop there. So hold onto your cummerbund, because I’ve got a new one for you. It’s known as sologamy—marrying oneself. Or as Dr. Timothy George of Beeson Divinity School called it in a recent First Things article, “same-self marriage.” Dr. George, of course, was a close colleague of Chuck Colson and the past president of the Colson Center’s Board of Directors. Although sologamy isn’t a big trend yet (but then again, neither were other forms of “marriage”), Dr. George points to several notable examples. Author Sara Sharpe wrote about her self-marriage bliss in her book “A Dress, A Ring, Promises to Self.” Meanwh