People my age who are from my area of the country but no
longer live there generally agree: It’s crazy how many people our age are
getting married. That’s not the worst of
it, though. We also are guilty of
committing an awful double standard: We grumble about how we ourselves haven’t
yet found someone to marry and how unlikely it is that it will happen anytime
soon.
I won’t lie to you (and this may be the first time I’ve actually “said” this aloud): I act like I’m grossed out by the prospect of marriage, but in reality, I’m pretty sure that I wouldn’t be terribly disappointed or disgusted if it actually happened to me sometime within the next 10 years.
The fact is that people from the Midwest tend to get married way younger than people on the coasts. I’m not going to pretend like I know why, or even make any guesses as to why that is. But it’s true. And citing that statistic makes me feel at least a little bit better about myself.
In all actuality, though, there really are a lot of people who are my age who are (*gasp*) from North Dakota who aren’t married yet. And even more who aren’t from North Dakota and who aren’t married. We unmarried 25-year olds are not as unique as we would like to think. But recently, I’ve had many opportunities to hang out with a lot of really awesome people from all over who are my age and aren’t married.
I won’t lie to you (and this may be the first time I’ve actually “said” this aloud): I act like I’m grossed out by the prospect of marriage, but in reality, I’m pretty sure that I wouldn’t be terribly disappointed or disgusted if it actually happened to me sometime within the next 10 years.
The fact is that people from the Midwest tend to get married way younger than people on the coasts. I’m not going to pretend like I know why, or even make any guesses as to why that is. But it’s true. And citing that statistic makes me feel at least a little bit better about myself.
In all actuality, though, there really are a lot of people who are my age who are (*gasp*) from North Dakota who aren’t married yet. And even more who aren’t from North Dakota and who aren’t married. We unmarried 25-year olds are not as unique as we would like to think. But recently, I’ve had many opportunities to hang out with a lot of really awesome people from all over who are my age and aren’t married.
When we hung out, did we talk about the crazy people who are getting married? Yes. Did we say how glad we were that we weren’t married? Of course. Did we, in the very next breath, lament our singleness with lack of any promising prospects? Like we wouldn’t.
And even though the conversation can be intense and
frustrating, it’s mostly just comforting.
I’m pleased to be part of the group of people my age who are wonderful
people and simply haven’t found another wonderful person to ruin share
their lives with. Because really, the
people I have in mind are great, wonderful, and, at the very least, on their
way to being successful.
I’m happy to include myself in that group, too.
