Archive for August, 2008

Alone with My Thoughts

Friday, August 15th, 2008

I don’t think I should be left on my own for long periods of time. I tend to start thinking way too much. I have a tendency to start thinking about one thing and somehow I will end up stressed, frustrated, confused, and/or crying. Sometimes if I’m not thinking about any actual issues I’m dealing with or if I’m trying to avoid them, I will end up off in some day dream about something totally stupid. This will happen when there is nobody in the house with me, or sometimes when I’m driving. It’s so stupid.

I also have a tendency to not bring stuff up with people and if I have some sort of issue with something or something is bothering me and I know I need to talk to someone specific about it, I won’t. I’ll just let it eat at me from the inside until the last possible minute and somehow the issue will come up without my coming out and saying it but because it’s so late we end up yelling and arguing and I end up crying because I’m way to fricken emotional from keeping it to myself. I mean I am a very emotional person but I seem to be really good at keeping that part of me away from people. Although my parents do see a lot more of that side of me than anyone else, they definitely don’t see all of it.

It’s starting again now. The other day someone asked me why I’ve chosen to do something and I thought I knew why but now I’m starting to question it. I had questioned it before, but not nearly as much as I am now. I think it’s because this thing is getting closer and closer and I’m drawing nearer and nearer to that “last minute” and I’m probably going to explode again like I always do. I need to do something about it but I’m so confused and stressed and I don’t know how to bring up the topic.

That’s my other problem, is that when I know I need to talk to someone about it I don’t know how to start the conversation. I think that’s why I tend to keep so much inside, because I don’t know how to talk about it.

This probably doesn’t even make any sense to anyone right now, but in a couple weeks I’m sure I’ll tell you a little bit more about it.

Young Couples and Marriage

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Something that seems to be a trend lately that I don’t really understand is young marriage. There are a lot of people my age getting married. I’m 20. I just graduated from high school in June 2006. Here’s who I’m aware of, with regards to people I know:

Married/Engaged Year Current Age Children
F M
1 Married 2008 21 ?
2 Married 2008 21 ?
3 Married 2008 19 19
4 Married 2008 19 ?
5 Married 2007 22 24 1
6 Married 2005 22 25 1+1
7 Engaged 22 ?
8 Engaged 20 ? 1
9 Engaged 19 ?
10 Engaged 19 ?

No, some aren’t really bad, and some of them are actually in love and probably will spend the rest of their lives together. I know I shouldn’t really be commenting on these relationships too much because it’s not really my place but some of them may have rushed into their marriage and may not make it. I think staying engaged for a long time is a good idea though. Couple number 5 were together for quite a while and engaged for over a year, if I remember correctly, before they got married. They’re the only ones on this list who’s wedding I was actually at. I think they really are in love and pray that they will be together for the rest of their lives. Then number 6 have been together for quite a while too but one of them still had braces when they got engaged. Seriously. Now they have one kid and another one on the way.

I mean I guess there isn’t really an age limit on love but I really think that if you’re under 23-25ish it’s a bit too early to get married. You’re brain hasn’t fully developed until your mid 20s and we can’t really process all the possible outcomes of our decisions before be make them. That’s probably part of why so many young marriages fail.

My parents got married when my dad was 25 and my mom was 23. I think that’s a better age range to do it. Getting engaged at 17-18 is absolutely ridiculous and getting married before either of you turn 20 is even more ridiculous.

I’m not saying that at that age two people can’t be in love with each other. I’m not saying that at all! But I think they need to develop their relationship a bit more, before they go and get married.

Also, the option of divorce should be kept off the table. I think that’s something that will help keep couples together. When you get married you vow to be together “for better or for worse until death do you part”. That means you will stay together no matter what happens until one or both of you die. Too many people don’t take the option of divorce off the table and then when one small thing happens out come the lawyers and divorce papers and all that unhappiness.

A lot of my friends parents got divorce when they were young. My parents have been married for 25 years, this December. This year my grandparents have been married for 51 years. Not very many people celebrate 25th and 50th anniversaries anymore and I think that’s really sad!!