2007-12-05 About Marriage

Today I learned that my old girlfriend is going to get married. I was shocked. To be precise, I was shocked because I wasn't shocked. Not in the least. Okay, let me explain this. When she still was my girlfriend (until approximately three years ago), I thought seeing her with someone else would kill me. Eventually, she broke up and well... it didn't feel good, I can tell you that. But now I'm okay with it, as it was probably the right thing to do. What shocked me was that I actually couldn't care less now. No hard feelings or anything, just no feelings at all. I never thought that love could turn into something like this. That's what time does, I was told. Maybe not seeing her for three years was the right decision after all.

Which brings me to the next thing: What's it like to be married? Won't it be boring after a while? Living with the same person day in and day out? There's nothing wrong with it, of course, but how do you know you picked the right person? "You just know", some would say. Personally, I think it's going to be an awfully big adventure, and I'm kind of looking forward to it. If I ever find a girl who's venturous enough to stick to a guy like me...