If I Ever Get Married (An Addendum)

(I don't know why I'm in such a writing mood lately; hopefully one of these days I'll use it for something that's actually somewhat productive.)

I just want to say that if I ever do one day get married, I have every intention of spoiling my wife as much as possible. If her friends aren't absolutely, positively jealous of her, then I am failing as a husband. Hell, if women all over the world aren't hearing of things I've done and becoming jealous, then I'm not doing a good enough job. Hopefully someday I'm rather wealthy so this won't be nearly so hard, but I'm pretty sure I can still do it with less money than most. (And for the record, I already have a little experience in all this, so it's not like I won't at all know what I'm doing).

I know I quite possibly have an overly idealistic version of love and romance inspired by one too many Disney movies, I don't really care; it'll be my marriage (and hopefully my wife is just as idealistic as me). And if I'm not constantly chasing after that idealism in my marriage, then once again, I'm failing. If I'm not trying to make my wife that happiest woman on earth, I'm failing miserably.

I bring this up because A) it fits the theme of the last couple posts. And B) Even in my state of being perpetually single, I still often find people giving me advice about someday being married. And it's usually annoying.

For starters, some of it comes from people in marriages that look completely miserable. I've had enough misery being single, the last thing I want is to do anything similar to a marriage that would just keep the misery going.

Then there's the fact that what works for one person isn't guaranteed to work for another. And often won't. I'm sure (most) people mean well when they give such unsolicited advice, but more often than not, it's a waste of time. So instead of giving advice that may not even work and definitely won't be remembered to some single guy, they should tell him about a hot friend of theirs they're going to try and hook him up with.

Finally, as I've already point out, I'm not even close to being married! In fact, the way things have been going, I'm probably closer to going gay (though I do have a standing offer from someone to make me a eunuch which would alleviate the problem of sex entirely). I'm not sure if people are trying to put salt in the wound by giving me advice about marriage or if they think that by giving me such advice I'm magically going to find someone and be married and then I can put that advice to quick use.

I think the only time I've even half appreciated marriage advice has been from people that told me not to do it. At least that's advice I can put to use.

And in the future, if I'm close to getting married, there's very few people I can think of I'd ask for advice from. The number one person being an old man that's been married 50+ years and can honestly say he's never even thought of cheating or leaving his wife and he's certain of the same of her. (I don't know if any such old man really exists, but I'd like to imagine so).

Anyways, that should be enough talking of love and marriage and romance and all that for a bit. (Except possibly a Girl X post in the future, but that's a whole other can of worms). If there's anything I'm less qualified to talk about than all of this, it's God. So I'll probably do one about Him next.