Stop the madness!
You know what is so whack? Divorce. I mean, have any of you guys noticed that it's sort of common? What is UP with that? It's a real bummer. I ran into a guy I used to know today and asked about his wife and he was like, oh, we got divorced. They were married 10 years, he said. A few weeks ago, I overheard this lady I know say "get me a date!" and I said, "but you're married," and she was like, "nope. We got divorced." And I said I was sorry and she was like, "whatever," and I swear she would have expressed more emotion if I had spilled my drink on the table. And both these cases involve kids. Then there are all the people I know (and there are quite a few) who are my age who have already been divorced. I'm 24, people! This is just getting out of hand.
To be serious, though, I can't put into words how much this disturbs me. I feel like everybody makes excuses for the folks who get divorced, like oh, they were so young when they got together, they didn't really know what they were doing, and who are we to tell them to stay in an unhappy marriage? Actually, who are we to try and justify other people's obvious mistakes? And for the record, that's what I think of divorce: it's a big mistake.
Shitty part about it is, I'm aware that most of you reading this will think my view is unacceptable and judgmental. Whatever. This is part of me.
April
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good friend of mine (and a few others) are also divorcing right now, and it hurts me a *lot*.
And Emmi: For reals. I'm not sure why people who would consider divorce would also consider marriage. I propose (pun unintended) that all the people who believe divorce is a viable option just not get married, ever, and also have their tubes tied. Lower divorce rates and population control!