Sunday, March 18, 2007

A Scrumptious Occasion

Maddie looked at the cake. It was white with pink icing, and she knew it would be oozing with strawberry filling. As she slid her fork into the moist cake, brought it to her mouth, and took a bite, she was as giddy as a bride on her wedding day. As she swallowed, her taste buds were satisfied and soon her stomach would be too.

Sunday, March 4, 2007

"It's like rain on your wedding day..."

It's kind of ironic to read quirkyalone (QA) when I just got engaged last weekend (Ahh! I know!). I don't really feel sorry for the QA's because it sounds like they choose to be alone. They like being alone. I think it is admirable that they are waiting for the right relationship and not just dating the first guy who gets off the bus. I can't blame people for wanting to be alone and not pursuing relationships. They are painful in a lot of ways. Fortunately, I am blessed to have been dating the same wonderful guy for a little over 4 years, and I am thrilled at the idea of spending the rest of my life with him. But I know that relationships cause pain because my parents have been divorced since I was 3 years old. Although it was my parents who got divorced, not me, I still feel the pain of their broken relationship to this day. Before I met my fiance, I didn't think I would find the guy I was going to marry my sophomore year of high school. Now, I can't imagine dating around and having to deal with the ups and downs of meeting and going on dates with new guys all of the time. I am very thankful I don't have to go through that. I don't think I would be one of the QAs because of it, but I can understand why they don't mind being alone.
Honestly, I think a lot of it comes down to how much a person is willing to sacrfice for another person. Some people are just made to be single and that's cool, but some people just don't want to change for someone else. That is why they're single. I think everyone has that tendency to some point, but when a person finds the one they're willing to change those little bad habits for that is the one to keep. I don't think anyone wants to change because that takes a lot of time and energy, but anyone who wants a long and happy relationship has to change a little. I would say I'm a bit quirky and I would say that being alone for hours at a time doesn't bother me that much. But when I get to spend the day with the one who I truly love and who loves my quirks, I don't want to be alone anymore.