April62010
Watching You Is The Only Drug I Need
I can be quite the “Negative Nancy” when it comes to love and especially soul mates. Don’t get me wrong…The thought of finding your perfect other half is delightful. Imagining that God gave enough thought to your happiness that he created this person and placed them on the Earth just for you is the stuff fairy tales are made of.
I guess it’s suppose to go something like this: One day you are sitting in the park in a pretty dress (having the best hair day ever) and your soul mate drives into town in their fancy convertible, whisks you off your feet and take you to the life that you are suppose to be living together…forever… richer or poorer… sickness and health…until death do you part.
Why Hello Nancy…seems that you have gotten here just in time.
Here’s how it really goes: One day you get behind them in line at Wal-Mart in a tracksuit. You date for 2 years and finally you pressure him enough that he buys you a ring and you get married. After you collect the gifts he whisks you off to the life that you are suppose to be living together…forever…showered or unshowered…employed and unemployed…until one of you finally snaps.
I find the whole idea laughable. I believe that marriage is probably the hardest job you will ever have and for some reason people without nearly enough training are getting hired every day. I mean you can’t even flip burgers at McDonald’s without some training. There should be an age limit on marriage. You can’t get married until you are 27. I don’t care who you are, if you are having their baby, if they are leaving for war…I DON’T CARE. If you aren’t 27 don’t even go there with me.
Okay, Nancy has had enough fresh air for the day. I’m putting her away. She is about to hate me for what I’m going to say next anyways.
That said, I do believe that marriages can work. I believe that people are not meant to spend their life alone. Humans are meant to partner with other humans. We are programmed for relationships. We need love and support just as much as we need food and water. We have an undeniable urge to reproduce ourselves (narcissistic much?). But we can’t do that without a person who’s body is the exact opposite of ours..almost like we were cut out of the same piece of clay…almost like two puzzle peices fitting together…almost like your other half.
(dammit!)
(dammit!)
