i don't mean to freak anyone out, or anything.. but i think there is some sort of serious illness going around provo.
it all started a couple of weeks ago, innocently enough.
my roommates and i showed up to church.
(you know, our singles ward.)
we sat down.
we looked around.
wait. why is everyone paired up?
why are all the girls wearing engagement rings!?
i'm just worried.
everyone seems to be infected with a bad case of "i have to get married immediately", and hey, that's great. maybe you're super in love, and all that jazz. cool. good.
and i get it. the semester is coming to an end soon, time is running out...wouldn't want to miss your chance, right? i mean, that's why we all came to byu anyway. to get married. right?
but i just...really? you met him this month, and bam! "hey let's spend the rest of forever, together!"
...
whaaaaaaaaaaat?
i honestly don't understand why all of these little baby 18 year olds want to get married so badly. don't you want to like... i dont know... live a little first? or here's an idea: date your future spouse for more than 3 weeks, before agreeing to marry him/her?
how do you even get know someone well enough to marry them in. a. month?!?
i've had a loaf of bread in my freezer for longer than that! you don't see me trying to marry it now, do you!?
(in case it was unclear: no, i have no plans to marry bread.)
(although i do really like bread....hmmm...)
so.
(not that i would know the perks of not being single...but still.) here's a little list of:
why it's great to be single:
- you can decide to do completely random study abroads.
- you can live with really cool roommates, and you can have roommate dates together. and shop for crazy makeup and dresses and other random crap together.
- freedom.
- it's actually okay to be alone. like, you might get to know yourself without having to worry about trying to impress some random guy/girl.
- you can flirt with food. (to get a reaction, of course.)
- okay, fine. maybe this isn't exactly normal. but it's super entertaining.
- especially when you get your roommates in on it, and everyone at the grocery store thinks you're mentally ill.
- par exemple: hello chocolate. i love you. got any plans friday night?
oh my gosh what is wrong with me.- you never have to dress up for awkward dates.
- pajamas for life, yo.
- you only have to cook for yourself! (this might not be as exciting if you eat enough for two on your own.) (but who does that? that'd be ridiculoso.)
(oops. guilty.) - bedtime is super easy when it's just you. hooray for 10:00! (except for on the weekends. and thursdays.)
- you don't have to worry about losing an engagement ring. heaven knows, i would.
- you only have to clean one set of dishes. assuming you clean your dishes, that is. (
the struggle is real.)
not that i'm a dating/marriage expert.
hey. did you know birthday cake flavored oreos are a thing?
you're welcome.
also. i'm going to paris in 190 days.
and. i'm going to montreal in 84 days.
oh my gosh when will school just be over already?
oh. and. high five to the random guy in the hallway who decided to take up a sarcastic "come play with us!" offer during our work meeting.
(no, he was not an employee. just a foreign looking and sounding dude, who lives in wolverine crossing and apparently likes games enough to sit in the hallway of his apartment complex and deal with the awkwardness of not knowing the people you are playing with.)
oops...hooray for run on sentences!
on a completely random note: i would encourage everyone in the whole wide world to learn another language.
it honestly feels like you have a super power.
and you can say whatever the crap you want, and probably no one will understand.
and job opportunities.
so go learn another language! or two.
or three.
i dare you.
anyway.
have a lovely weekend, my dears.
do something crazy. like...stay up past bedtime. or something.
<3
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