Marriage is terrifying to me. I drink a ton knowing it could have long term health effects... I've been smoking for 8-9 years... but marriage? That shiz is like.. forever.. holy crap 8-o thats a long time.
Hi brunhilde,
Oh... Be Careful with the drinking ;-)
Don't want you sloshed, walking up the aisle, and trip on your gown *LOL*
That's the point that I always thought, "Technically" it would be forever, but these days, if a couple stays together, it's rare..
I started young though, so that tainted my views too.. I was dating a guy at 15 in high school (not my first) and things got bad for him at home.. Long story, but he ended up moving into my house with my family.. My mother and step father being hippies years earlier, and my "Sagitarian" ways, they knew it would be stupid to insist we wouldn't share a bedroom.. We stayed together for over 5 years... So I did jump in with both feet... After that I lived with afew other guys for short times and then the last one I lived with for 7+ years..
There are two reasons I never wanted to be married..
Firstly was that after afew years it felt like even though we slept together and all the "nick-nick-nicken" was going on, my general feeling was that I would turn into just a friend or at the worst a "mother" to them.. That is terrible in my mind and emotions..
The other reason for the past 13 years is that I am on SSI (disability).. If I ever got married, my husband and I would legally be concidered "one" so I would lose my medical insuance (Medicaid) and the $474 a month (try to live on that amount.. No wonder my parents and I share expenses and I have an apartment-like set up downstairs from them)..
Now I am alone and have been for a number of years.. It's cool though.. If I ever met someone, sure I'd date but I would think long and hard about living with them.. Last thing I need is to deal with their problems and ideocyncracies on top of my own... I just want to live happy with no over-due burdens...
Don't get me wrong, I'm VERY happy for you and it takes a big heart to jump into it these days... You have to promise though, that you will keep us up to date, and know that we are all rooting for you and your's *VVBS*