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Jul. 8th, 2002 07:04 pmThe last two posts were bits of my CV, please ignore.
I have entered a new and terrifying era of my life.
As if graduating uni was not terrifying enough, my friends have started ... getting married!
What made it even weirder was that I haven't seen Jeni much since 4th year when we were 16. In my mind, 22 is a perfectly reasonable age to get married, in practice I wanted to shout "NO!"
I didn't and she looked gorgeous (although Jeni would look fantastic in a bin-liner) and the groom seemed like a nice bloke. She had lots of friends from uni down as well who adopted me cos I didn't know anybody, except Jeni and the bridesmaid.
The wedding was in a hotel which was very pretty with lots of gold flowers. The only thing I didn't like was the ceremony, which seemed a bit sparse. All the other weddings I've seen have had a bit about what marriage is, nice romantic stuff about love. The registrar basically gave the legal definition (one man and one woman, freely and willing entered into, excluding all others). It just seemed a bit cold, with no mention of love or respect or any of the reasons why marriage is a good thing.
No offence to anyone who married at 22 or earlier. My parents got married at 20, which seems really young to me now. I just can't imagine being that sure that I won't change my mind. I now that sounds cynical. I adore my bf and I would be happy to spend the rest of my life with him, but I don't know if I would be willing to sign a binding contract to prove it.
I have entered a new and terrifying era of my life.
As if graduating uni was not terrifying enough, my friends have started ... getting married!
What made it even weirder was that I haven't seen Jeni much since 4th year when we were 16. In my mind, 22 is a perfectly reasonable age to get married, in practice I wanted to shout "NO!"
I didn't and she looked gorgeous (although Jeni would look fantastic in a bin-liner) and the groom seemed like a nice bloke. She had lots of friends from uni down as well who adopted me cos I didn't know anybody, except Jeni and the bridesmaid.
The wedding was in a hotel which was very pretty with lots of gold flowers. The only thing I didn't like was the ceremony, which seemed a bit sparse. All the other weddings I've seen have had a bit about what marriage is, nice romantic stuff about love. The registrar basically gave the legal definition (one man and one woman, freely and willing entered into, excluding all others). It just seemed a bit cold, with no mention of love or respect or any of the reasons why marriage is a good thing.
No offence to anyone who married at 22 or earlier. My parents got married at 20, which seems really young to me now. I just can't imagine being that sure that I won't change my mind. I now that sounds cynical. I adore my bf and I would be happy to spend the rest of my life with him, but I don't know if I would be willing to sign a binding contract to prove it.