Simple Complicated Odyssey's

What is marriage? Is it a game? Is it something to pass the time? Is it something you do when you are infatuated with a person? Is it something that one can be forced to do? Is it ‘til death do ya’ll part? These are questions that I find myself asking myself these days. When I was younger all the married people I knew had been married for decades, or something close. Uncles and aunts, and grandparents had all been married and you never questioned the relationships as a kid. The older I got the more I started to realize that all that glitters ain’t gold. Uncles and aunts started to divorce. All those women that grandpa had… those weren’t wives. Maybe he had learned his lesson and stuck to girlfriends instead of wives. I’m sure he’d tell me his secret if he were still alive today. Aunts and uncles weren’t really happy. Having 4 kids and 20 years under your belt you just learn to cope with each other.

I believe that marriage is eternal, forever, two people binding together to create one blissful relationship. It’s definitely something to be taken as serious as yelling BOMB on a 757. It’s the symbolic meaning of that wedding band. The eternal circle that binds two people. In contemporary society that belief seems to be fading as you see more and more couples getting married for unknown reasons. Another question I’ve been asking myself is why would you get married if you haven’t been having a good relationship prior to the engagement. Just because you’ve been together for x amount of years does not mean that it’s time to get married. If you have been arguing and fighting since the first date at PF Changs – what makes you think that getting married is going to make things better? Why would you get married if you’ve only been dating for 6 months? True love my ass. Back in the day our grandparents dated loosely for months or even years before they actually became exclusive. What’s wrong with that? The things I’ve seen with married couples or engaged couples within the last few years have led me to believe that getting married is just what’s hot in the streets for mid to late 20 year olds. Cheating on your soon to be spouse months before you walk down the isle together? What’s really going on? Guess you can’t stop something that’s hot in the streets.

Although I have not been married before I’ve talked to so many older people about marriage and I know that it can be a beautiful thing, or it can suck harder than a chick sucking a golf ball through a water hose. My first question when talking to a potential wifey is always,

“Do you like fishing?”

Since fishing is one of my favorite things to do – I would not want to marry a woman who doesn’t like it. Simply accompanying me in my endeavor is all I want. Drive the boat for all I care... just be open to the sport. Some older veterans have all told me to make sure she is okay with your hobbies. Second I introduce my other hobby. Coaching basketball. If she doesn’t like basketball on top of fishing there is really no point in going any further than, “You should come over and let me give you a massage.” (We all know where massages lead to). Differences in hobbies that take up a lot of your time can lead to arguments on a regular basis. At any rate young and ignorant people my advice to you is to talk to as many married vets as you can. And make sure you listen… you might just learn something other than you hate your baby mama/daddy.

Well in closing, being that I am a young black and single man, I must say that being single really has its rewards. Although there are times when I want the companionship of a female partner, there are also times where I love laying in my bed scratching my ass until it’s as ashy as spilled flour, farting throughout the house, hanging out without worrying about being home at a certain time. Bottom line is the single life is just more comfortable right now. When She comes around I’ll stop scratching my ass… a little. Until then I’m spending my last $15 on a 24 pack of Miller Lite.

Marriage. Just one of the many things running through DocBoone’s mind. What is marriage?

Over and Out, DocBoone

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