Someone was telling me recently about all the wisdom this young couple had about marriage. They are both 21; they have been married for 6 weeks.
I LAUGHED MY HEAD OFF.
Right then and there.
And that’s just not very nice of me.
I mean, maybe they really have–NO.
I’m sorry:
AHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
At least work out the toilet paper issue; then we’ll talk.
I’ll still laugh, of course. Did I say I wouldn’t?
Not knowing the circumstances, it’s still funny. But, perhaps, they have a very healthy outlook on what their relationship should be — that’d be a good thing.
But yeah, 21-year-old wisdom is like vintage two-week-old wine.
“vintage 2-week-old wine” hahaha!
I hope they have a good outlook on their relationship — they’re gonna need it. They’re 21, for God’s sake!
Now, I’m a moron, but I was REALLY a moron at 21. And the thing is YOU DON’T KNOW YOU’RE A MORON!
(Uh-oh. Is this where you’re going to tell me you got married at 21, Cullen? In which case, YOU are the exception to all my ranting above. Obviously.)
I got married at 20. We had our share of issues and I completely agree with you — it was, in many ways, foolish. But we’ll be married 12 years this year and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Well, good for you, Cullen. And I don’t mean that as condescendingly as it probably sounds. That really IS an accomplishment, I think, because you were so young.
I got married at 20 (and I was a fairly mature 20) but we always presented that to our offspring as “Kids- don’t try this at home!”
I would be rolling, too, Tracey…
I should also note that we’ve been married a looong time and are STILL doing stupid stuff that drives each other crazy – though not always the same stupid stuff we started out with.
So age and experience are not necessarily a panacea.
How old is the person praising their incredible wisdom, 12? 😉
Sal — Yeah, we’ve been married a while too, and there’s ALWAYS the “stupid stuff.”
But to say someone has marital wisdom after 6 weeks!?
I STILL don’t have any. Sheeez.
Lauren — hehehe …
Good to see I’m not alone… Most times I just try to say, “yes, Sir” a lot and look at the floor. Yeah, that’s the wisdom, don’t ever look ’em straight in the eye… 😉
Dammit! I knew I shoulda held out for a girl like you, WG 😉
BTW, completely off-topic, Tracey, are you going to be live-blogging AI tonight? Pretty please …
Six weeks? Aren’t you still on marriage probation or something like that? You’re still unpacking from the honeymoon at that point! *snicker*
WG — That “yessir” crap? You’ll get over it. (Don’t tell him I said so.)
ASM — You’re still ON the honeymoon at that point! So I guess it boils down to this:
LOTSA SEX = WISDOM
Everyone wise in his own eyes kinda thing, I guess? 😉
CULLEN — I don’t know! I’m trying to decide if I’m going to do this early phase of competition or wait til it’s narrowed down.
Besides, now that I think about it, I’m not sure it can be called live-blogging — what I did last season. I just wrote to the show and posted it, but I wasn’t continually posting as I wrote.
Come to think of it — I don’t think I know what “live-blogging” means. How embarrassing for me.
I need me some WISDOM there.
Soooo … guess I’ll … go … get some …
LOTSA SEX = WISDOM
BWHAAAH!!!!
My hypnosis teacher is a wonderful instructor. She lights up a room when she is in front of a group. One on one is another story. She comes across as weirdly witholding and conversationally awkward.
When I met her she’d been divorced for ages. After a few years she got into a second serious relationshop that never resulted in marriage, but she was all “We’re so PERFECT as a couple” while it lasted. Then, she gets married a second time to yet another suitor and after 2 years she tells me (who had been married to one man, for 15 years at the time) that she’s going to start a workshop on building an “old marriages” from the get go as she and her hunnybun already had achieved this “old marriage” vibe.
I walked away thinking:
1. After 15 years *I* wasn’t ready to say I had an “old marriage.” Where does she get off …?
2. The hell?
Your friends must have been to her workshop . . . LOL!
Chai-rista — What is the “old marriage” vibe? WHAT does that mean?