Wednesday, November 29, 2006

When TV becomes real life...

I don't know why I'm on this whole wedding/relationship vibe, but I had a thought and figured I would let it rip. Here goes...

I know just about everyone in my age range has seen the episode of "A Different World" where Whitley was about to marry the Senator and Dwayne Wayne busted up the wedding at least 5 times, right? If not, watch Oxygen and you're bound to catch it. Well, remember how Kim tried to tell Whit that it was okay for her to not get married if she still had feelings for Dwayne? Let me pose a "what would you do?" scenario.

Let's say that it was your best friend that was getting married but you know that he or she is not over the ex and doesn't seem all too thrilled about the upcoming nuptials. Sure they're in love with the idea of walking down the aisle, but they don't talk about love, marriage, and all that comes along with it. What do you say to them, if anything? What would you do?

Looking forward to your comments.

I think I'll wait

-so, why are people trying to marry me off?
-I have heard all of the same things...
-you're a great catch!
-you could make a great wife!
-Blah, blah, blah....
-like I don't already know all of that, duh
-then they turn around and say, well maybe it's you
-as if to say that just because i am running down 28 y.o. in my bcbg boots sans ring that I am surely the "problem"
-I mean seriously implying that because I am not married, I am flawed, or defective
-why can't it be that I am simply not one to settle?
-I think I'll just wait on what I know I need, like, and want
-I know it seems as if I'm sitting in traffic on the Dan Ryan when I could have easily taken the El and been there an hour ago

-I don't know what's been up with me and the analogies lately
-my apologies for the reflective aside
-anyway...I've been there, tried that
-you wouldn't believe what I have had to encounter to reach my intended destination
-let me just say, in past situations, I have not been a happy camper
-certain things I can ride with
-others, not so much
-tings me no can do (accent included)...
-just downright lazy
-forever stupid
-consistently broke-means he can't plan
-futuristically broke-means he doesn't want to plan
-lackluster-I'm bright and shiny, what do I need a tarnished dude for?
-ambitionless (this one refers back to futuristically broke-they go hand in hand)
-I'm wondering how long I should make this list
-should I write what I'm thinking, or be considerate of my readers?
-bare with me
-I gotta list a few more
-funky-this one requires no further explanation
-or so stuck on himself that he's always in the mirror, while obviously not leaving me any space to check my hair!
-talk about infuriating!
-so friends, I am so not interested in those pseudo-happenstance meetings that you keep trying to set up
-I'll meet "him" when I'm ready
-and who knows...
-I may know this dude already ;-)
-if not, I still think I'll wait...I'm in no rush!