I was just recently been told that at 25, i should be marrying someone already. They like to term that age as the "marrying" age-- an age just ripe enough for the picking (and when i say "picking", i literally mean PICKING!) By now, i should get "picked" (or i'd prefer to call it, allow myself to be "picked") by this guy i would eternally enchain myself with....

Don't get me wrong though... I do not fear marriage. There's nothing horrible about spending the rest of your life with someone. In fact, it's kinda sweet actually. But "sweet" is for the stereotyped couples who once were too much "in love" enough to buy the rings and exchange silly vows and later end up in a court battle fighting custody over their kids! Sure there are good and happy marriages.. But from where I'm standing, good marriages only happen in soap operas. Now I've heard a lot from people that they don't want to be victims of love-- that if there's one thing they try to avoid, it's being stucked up in a if-you-don't-have-a-job-then-watch-over-the-kids situation. But you know what's funny, they blame it all on real and eternal love and took the jump anyway and..... got married!!! Amazing..

It's just that: I SIMPLY DON'T LIKE TO GET MARRIED YET. I'm still getting to enjoy the first quarter of my life the way I've been spending it. Sure, the thought of marrying comes to my mind every once in a while ("a while" akin to saying "in a lifetime!"). But if ever that time comes, just forgive me for currently being an asshole for sour graping. I'm just glad that time hasn't even occurred in my life.

And guys, i think there's nothing wrong about being 25 and still single right?! I mean, the supposed-to-be disposition of getting married at the age of 25 only exists in the Philippine setting. I mean, i've known a lot of non-Filipinos who are in thier 30s and single and loving it. So what's the rush?! We can all get married sooner or later but that doesn't necessarily require you to get married at the age of 25!