Was just thinking this the other day and I thought I'd share my thoughts to see if anyone can relate to this.
I'm 30 years old, unmarried, no kids,...I have a pretty decent job, make decent money though I'm not ballin' by any means. I have a gf but I'm not even thinking about marriage or kids. I'm just enjoying the company of another person and that's it for me. It seems like this is the age where everyone and their mother is starting to get married though. The prognosis seems like for the next bunch of years my social life will basically consist of engagement party this, wedding shower that, wedding that, wedding planning this, wedding this that, tara lala bing bong. People are getting engaged left right and centre and everyone acts like it's the best thing that has ever happened to them, and congratulating them like crazy. The girls are pissing themselves in excitement, etc. Meanwhile, like half of those people you know have been dating for like 6 months or less and some are even getting married cause someone got drunk and forgot to use a condom. Hell, some of the couples getting married I KNOW one of them have cheated on the other at some point. At least some of these people are clearly making a huge mistake and I can't possibly be the only person thinking this but of course no one is saying anything and everything is just happy happy joy joy. Seriously, the whole world deserves an oscar for the performance. Or are people really that naive?
On the other hand you've got the couples that have been together for a bazillion years. They are finally pulling the plug and getting hitched. Good for them and they will most likely be happy together as they have been for years already. Can't say anything negative there but this news is never really surprising, or particularly exciting. Just seems like a formality and one of their last name changes and that's about it. *yawn* Don't get me wrong, though, I think these people are doing it right but what are we really celebrating anyways? The fact that your buddy will dissapear off the face off the earth for the next 3-4 years while he's fixing the house and raising a baby?
Anyways, this whole wedding season business is only just starting for me and quite frankly I'm ALREADY sick of it. Honestly, i rather sit at home and watch tv than be dragged to another engagemnt party where we play another round of "let's make the single people feel like ****, and the guys in relationships like they've got a gun to their head" (seriously, i dunno what's worse, beign single at a wedding or being with a chick). Anyways, next weekend my gf's brother is getting married and I'm away on business so i can't attend. I will most likely be sitting by myself watching a seinfeld rerun in my underwear on the other side of the globe and honestly, I couldnt' be happier with the errangement. Almost wish I could sleep through the next 5 years so I could get to the part where eveyone is done with this silliness. Luckily I still have some younger friends I can hang out with to escape from this.
