'The Whitsun Weddings' by Philip Larkin

'The Whitsun Weddings' seems to have the most pessimistic view of the future I have ever encountered. According to Larkin, we have nothing to look forward to in marriage except except doom and gloom - apparently the wedding day itself won't be much better. Now, call me cynical, but I thought that our wedding is supposed to be one of the happiest days in our lives and brings us together with the person who we have fallen madly in love with, not something that is full of so much disappointment that it is almost palatable. I think it is safe to say Larkin doesn't think highly of the holy union. 


Sorry Larkin, but you definitely won't make my wedding list with your pessimistic views!