Marriage Sucks

Why do people get married anyway? can't they just sustain their relationships without it? Or maybe my question would have to be: Why do they marry at such an early age?? Like if you really want to get married why not do it when you're like 40 and you've lived your life just about as much as you could and you're ready to get tied down--no, anchored down, get wrung in the neck possibly to the brink of suffocation, share your bed, not to mention other things, forever and make decisions with half a brain (the other half belonging to your partner. and well, considering the long standing reputation of men women can make decisions with half a brain plus a pea sized one, if you get my drift. hahahaha)

I know my handful of married friends might get offended by this blog entry. It's a good thing they are too busy with their married lives though to have time enough to take a peak at my blogs. I certainly hope so *fingers crossed* hehe.

I guess im writing this coz i was just browsing through my friends' profiles, like what most of us do just to update ourselves with the happenings of people's lives, the latest gossip, blah...blah...blah...(you check out my profile too if you want to get in on some of the latest news. go figure ;P) And well, i came across Aisha's profile. She IS already married. It shocked me. I called up Kuya immediately. He said he told me that already a long time ago and my reaction was exactly the same: "WTF??!@#% Is she out of her mind??" And guess what? A couple of minutes ago I didnt even remember having reacted that way. I was in denial at this time. Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. But her hubby seems like a nice guy and Kuya reassured me he wasnt some maniacal, serial killer type. He has a decent job and is a good person. Is that supposed to calm me down?

Last week my kabarkada Glenna anounced that she too is gonna get married. I was actually genuinely happy for her since from the very beginning marriage was what she had always wanted; to be able to raise kids and have a loving husband by her side. To have a family of her own. Again, i am happy for her but it doesnt alter the fact that marriage is still a little too suicidal a thought for me.

In our training class, out of the 22 trainees (there being 4 guys, excluding Toni ofcourse) 3 of our guys were already married and they werent even close to 30 yet! And 4 of the girls were either married or is going to be. The rest, on the other hand, were either taken or gay--haha. I mean, it is quite common for kids these days to get married coz they get their girlfriends pregnant but getting married because they just want to get married period? The logic totally eludes me.

But as a friend, I wish you all married or to be married folks the best of luck on your desired sentence. Hopefully, someday i can find some solid justification in that like in my quest for ethereal beliefs. The important thing here is that we live our lives the way we want to and as much as possible we make decisions we wont regret, right?

Shot.