I decided to write this post after I heard the same comment again and again from my married friends. Oh right, for your information, I am still single so yeah, this sound like an advice from the married friends. Both of them saying that I should do whatever I want (including chasing my dream) right now before I get married. I don't know why but I can't help but feeling something is not really right about this. But, I guess the reasons of why these lovely married people decide to give up or postpone chasing their dream are not really different from my reason as a single person:

1. Monetary constraint

There are simply more important things to pay in our life at the moment. Mortgage is the biggest killer I suppose. And while my friend really wants to pursue her passion in theatre, from her hubby's point of view, he may feel very insecure if his wife pursuing this passion (which of course, comes with money spent, ka-ching) instead of earning extra money. The hubby hasn't asked her to share the burden of the mortgage yet, so I guess he's just trying to a safety net for both of them (in case he's being let off, etc). Sad, but money is kinda a bitch here. 

2. Time constraint

If our dream must be learnt not by doing 9 - 6 job, that means we have to allocate extra time to learn it. But what if we have children to take care of once we reach our home everyday? This will cut your me-time considerably and hence, pose a time constraint for you to learn the necessary skill to chase your dream. 

3. Energy constraint

You simply don't feel that you have enough strength to do what you dream about maybe 10 years ago. This may be applicable when your dream involves some physical activity like fitness instructor. 

Despite the constraints, I don't think dreams should say stagnant nor that they will die down easily. But, I guess it will be hard to keep the passion hot if the person who stay beside you all the time (i.e. your life partner) discourage you every time you talk about it. Maybe I should really do what I want to do now while I don't really have any constraint or find someone who will support my dream, no matter how silly they may sound. =P