結婚するにはいくら必要か？

幼い時から<結婚して家庭を作る>が私の夢だった。

漠然と母が結婚した26歳までには結婚したいと思っていた。

そんな背景の中、2013年9月、東京オリンピック開催が決定した。

そろそろ20歳になるころだった私は

きっとオリンピックは旦那さんと見てるであろうと期待し

同時に不安にも思いながらニュースを見ていた。

しかしながら、当時付き合っていた彼氏とは23の時に別れた。

期限まで残り3年しかないということに気がついたのは残念ながら別れた後だった。

前置きはそのくらいにして、本題へ

私が実際に結婚したのは25歳の10月のこと、

親しい友人には皆、<駆け込みセーフ！有言実行おめでとう>と祝われた。

相手は少し若い23歳の普通の会社員

当然のように2人にはお金がなかった。

では結婚するにはいくらが必要か？

・両家への交通費

・役所までの往復交通費

・戸籍抄本

・婚姻届保証人へのお礼やご飯代

・両家顔合わせ時の交通費

・両家顔合わせ時の食事代

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