Marriage

Webster defines the word marriage as the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and CONTRACTUAL relationship recognized by law. Nowhere in that definition was the word LOVE mentioned. (guess loving the person you marry is just a perk).

I know what you're thinking, 'You're still a young tenderoni, why are you thinking about marriage?' Well how can I not think about marriage when it's the only thing that seems to be lingering around my life like the stench of a freshly run over skunk! In the past 2 years, I've witnessed 6 engagements, 4 weddings, 1 engaged couple break off the engagement, and 1 divorce. So I'm like, YO....what the heck is going on. It seems that in this "recession" the only thing people have to do is make babies and get married. But I'm not knocking anyone for getting married IF they're truly in LOVE. And that my dear babies is the missing element....LOVE! The love has been lost in marriages for as long as I can remember. I was not fortunate to grow up around a marriage that involved LOVE. Now of course I want to get married one day. Most people my age don't want to embrace the thought of marriage because they wanna live their young lives "smashing the homies" and partying. (nothing wrong with either...to a certain extent). But deep down, EVERY man or woman thinks about the marriage life at one point or another. But then there's the scary idea of being with one person for the REST OF YOUR LIFE(insert horror movie music here). Being with and dedicating your life to ONE person shouldn't scare people away from the idea of marriage. If anything, I think it should motivate the relationship to continue to be the best. Knowing that the person I'm married to doesn't want to be with anyone but me, is definitely something I'd be proud of.

Just sayin....

(p.s.-Stop denying yourself the LOVE you deserve. The further you run from it, the longer it takes to catch up to you. Next thing you know, you're still running and LOVE has stopped chasing you!)