So, I know I already wrote today, but I'm in the middle of trying to delete old songs and put new ones and then continue to download more and although it sounds really simple, and is, there is a lot of waiting in between things, especially since some things that need to be deleted take 5 minutes, not an exaggeration.
With all this free time on my hands, I've done a little Facebook stalking. I know it's somewhat frowned upon because it makes you look nosy, but I only have so much I can do right now because if I leave my computer for too long, I'll get behind. One person that I always happen upon while I'm nosing around on Facebook is a girl I went to high school with. Now, I know I bashed about early marriages a few days ago, but I'm going to again because she makes it so easy.
In high school she dated Guy #1. He was kind of a rebel, no that smart, everything you don't want your daughter in high school to date. Now, I don't remember how long they were together, but I do know it was long enough for them to get every single senior picture together at the beginning of our senior year. Sometime after that, her and Guy #1 broke up, but not before her parents sent in at least 8 photos of him and her for her senior ad in the back of the yearbook. Not too long after that, she started dating Guy #2: tall, athletic, smart, has a future. Before the year is up, the two are, yes you guessed it, engaged. Despite popular belief, they were not pregnant, just "in love".
Now I'm back to how Facebook ties in. I fully understand putting up pictures of you and you love on there, pictures of the wedding, your life together, etc., etc. Now, maybe I'm just weird, but this girl has 10 albums devoted to her wedding. She has pictures of her empty apartment that has paneling all over every wall, and then another album for how they decorated it in wood like colors and other things made out of wood. She has an album for all of their "firsts" but then an album for each separate event of their "first". She has albums for the cutesy pictures, the engagement pictures of when he lead her on a scavenger search that lead to him proposing, pictures they took as a couple before they were engaged by a professional, and then some after they were engaged. She pretty much has not only documented every single event that has happened to them since they became a couple, but it has it in many locations. On one occurrence, I found the same photo in 5 different albums.
Those are just the pictures though, there are videos too, sometimes the same one from a different angle. But then almost every status is dedicated to how she is going to do something for Guy #2, how he did something for her, how God has blessed her to bring him to her, how they are so happy with their lives, etc., etc. So, if the photos aren't enough to show how much she loves him, just go read their story on her status, seeing as she is one of those annoying people who updates their status every few hours or so because we really care that much.
Now, back to how this all really makes me feel: sick. She spent about two weeks between Guy #1 and Guy #2; they dated for about 4 months before getting engaged and were engaged about 9 months before getting married. Now, I don't remember exactly how long her and Guy #1 were together, but I know it was about or over a year. Am I really the only one that sees rebound here? I don't know, maybe I'm a cynic, but I just don't see how it's going to work.
I guess one thing I'll always feel is that if you love someone, why can't you just wait to marry them. If you love them now, you'll love them in one year, or two or ten. Why do it when you're poorly financed, fresh out of a relationship, and when the world is still at your feet?
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