“You know how they say that you can’t live without love? Well oxygen is even more important.” - Dr. Gregory House, M.D.
There are two very good reasons for the title of this post. First, I got a universal keygen that lets you have any game from Reflexive for free (I downloaded Wedding Dash — get it?). Okay, so that’s sort of a secret lest Reflexive send in the cops to haul my ass to jail. Let’s not start spreading the news.
The second reason is just as important, though probably not as pretty. People I know seem to be in a mad rush to get married, with three weddings scheduled for 2008. That’s normal, I’m sure, for normal people. To me, though, it just seems like a race towards the finish line where you get a noose instead of a medal.
Admittedly I am not normal.
I’m 24, never had a boyfriend (or a girlfriend, for that matter, you dirty-minded gossips), never had the urge to express sappy romantic feelings for another human being, never ever ever quite had any reason to destroy my already dysfunctional life with a Relationship.
And did I mention I’m not exactly fond of commitment?
When I was 16 I got dragged to this chain-smoking manghuhula who told me I would have a very complicated lovelife. I suppose she mistook complicated for non-existent. Which is just as fine with me, given the circumstances of other people’s lovelives. I’d rather not have any, thank you very much.
So why are people bugging me to get married? My 24th birthday was spent under constant exhortation to end my happy life of alone-ness (if there were such a word) and stick my neck into the proverbial noose.
But no, I’m not cracking, baby. Not soon.
Much as people insist on displaying the beauty and benefits of a Relationship *gag*, I quite like being free and alone and, well, free. The way I see it, I’ve got a guitar, so I don’t really need much of anything else now, do I? Unless I get a musician boyfriend, of course, then that would be another matter entirely.
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BONUS
Guess who I saw at the Charity Bazaar churva of ABS-CBN? Clue: not Kuya Germs.
This is the “I love Al Tantay” fans club.
December 9th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
The way I see it, I’ve got a guitar, so I don’t really need much of anything else now, do I?
ang cool.
and yeah, people can in fact live happy, content lives without Relationships. if only everyone could realize that.
December 9th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
I love Al Tantay, even if he isn’t really funny. And I didn’t realize till now that the shirt hanging behind him is cute. Was too starstruck to shop.
Relationships: But you have one! Hehe. Maybe relationships aren’t for everyone.
December 9th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
relationships: yes i do. but it’s not like i go around searching for someone to have it with. it just happens. because 1) i’m too picky (not physically though) 2) drumming/music keeps me preoccupied so i didn’t feel the need to engage in one when i was single.
my take on it is “maybe relationships are for everyone, but if that means having to compromise (i hope that’s the word i’m trying to find) then you’re better off being single.” basta parang ganun. haha.
well, that’s just me, anyway.
December 10th, 2007 at 8:43 am
You do what you want to do. As long as you’re not staying away from relationships because it’s “cool”, well there.
December 10th, 2007 at 8:43 am
By the way, if you wear glasses (Don’t remember if you do.), I think you’d look MUCH prettier.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:33 am
I do. Just not always because I’m lazeeeey
December 10th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Yep, you’re right. Keep on drumming, too
December 10th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Wooo yeah. This year I had two friends who got married, and I’m attending the baptism of another’s kid. Gah. I’m in no hurry to grow old,but they’re not cooperating tsk.
December 10th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Well, there. Not that it matters to you, but I think you’re prettier with glasses.
December 10th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Exactly. If only everyone else in my age group would delay their family-building efforts by a few more years (or a decade, at least).
December 15th, 2007 at 1:38 am
i’ll be in that age soon, although i think the wedding thing is slowly creeping up to the younger ages. I’ve had like 3 people who were teasing me about kai-xiao and all… and im just 18.
anyway…i dont have a say on that ‘cept that i have a cousin who has been very bitter about people her age(old childhood friends) getting married and seems that she’s running out of single old friends.
December 15th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Haha. Well it’s pretty much like that really, when you feel like everyone’s going off to have kids when you’re still enjoying being a kid yourself.
My grandmother (rest her soul) used to bug me about getting married the moment I reached 18. Then I reminded her that I wasn’t even out of college yet. Then she’d say, “oh, yeah, that’s right”. End of story.