Punk Rock and Marriage

There was this guy in my printmaking class, Ryan. He wore vests and had a handlebar mustache despite being in his 20s. He considered himself “punk rock”. Another young guy in the class (also married, but in his 30s, also alternative) asked him how he reconciled being a punk rocker with doing something so traditional as to get married. He said something like: “Punk is about commitment. For example, when you get a tattoo, you’re committing to it for life. So, what could be more punk rock than getting married? It’s saying ‘I believe in you. I am willing to commit to believing in you, like I believe in punk rock, for life.”