"Marriage is a big deal, but who's to say I'm not going to pull a Vegas and get married to see what it's like for a minute?"
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The phrasing does two things at once. “Who’s to say I’m not going to…” is a defensive preemptive strike, the language of someone used to public narration of her choices. It implies that the audience already believes they have voting rights in her future, and she’s reclaiming the microphone by turning the anxiety into banter. Then she caps it with “to see what it’s like for a minute,” collapsing a lifelong vow into a trial subscription. That punchline lands because it mirrors how celebrity culture trains everyone to relate to permanence: as an experience you can test-drive, exit, rebrand.
Context matters here: Lohan’s early-2000s stardom and tabloid scrutiny made her personal life a public property dispute. The quip reads as self-aware damage control and a sly critique. She’s acknowledging the sanctity of marriage while also admitting that, in her world, even sanctity has a gift shop and an express lane.
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| Topic | Marriage |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Lohan, Lindsay. (2026, January 17). Marriage is a big deal, but who's to say I'm not going to pull a Vegas and get married to see what it's like for a minute? FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/marriage-is-a-big-deal-but-whos-to-say-im-not-81405/
Chicago Style
Lohan, Lindsay. "Marriage is a big deal, but who's to say I'm not going to pull a Vegas and get married to see what it's like for a minute?" FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/marriage-is-a-big-deal-but-whos-to-say-im-not-81405/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Marriage is a big deal, but who's to say I'm not going to pull a Vegas and get married to see what it's like for a minute?" FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/marriage-is-a-big-deal-but-whos-to-say-im-not-81405/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.






