Today was my day off. What a relief. Now I know I wanted to work plenty of hours, but it's exhausting. First of all, I'm constantly stuck on the 1:45 shift, which means you spend your time sweeping theatres and the lobby, floating (helping out those with tills with concessions, and on busy nights, taking the extra till), and filling in when someone
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As for feeling like a kid at 19...hell, I think people still feel like a kid even when they're older. They still feel unsure of themselves, they still make stupid mistakes...need I go on?
As far as I'm concerned age should have nothing to do with marriage/engagement (unless it's really pervy) --~~ it should be all about maturity.
Sometimes I wonder if people marry young because they think more of the ceremony rather than the meaning of marriage itselfMy ideal marriage ceremony is rather cheap -- ours will probably be a barbeque/fish fry complete with delicious cakes and cookies and puddings and plenty of mixed CDs to play on the radio. I even would rather have a ship's captain do it, but I don't know if they're allowed anymore ( ... )
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Thanks.
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Here's a wiki link on the legal rights and reponsibilities:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights_and_responsibilities_of_marriages_in_the_United_States
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My parents married young - my mum was 20, my dad 21 - and they had been together since they were about 14/15. They waited til then as my dad had to earn his apprenticeship and work his way up in the RAF before he could get a house provided outside barracks. Even after that they waited until they were about 25 before any kids because he wanted to have left the RAF and got settled down.
But I am not even married now! Engaged is 'as good as' to me though. I'm pleased I did not marry before - I have property and if I'd been married then someone else would have had a claim on it. Not only that, but I'd have made a big mistake!
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And if they do get married and go to college, that just seems like it would be that much more difficult - financially, responsibility-wise, time-wise...
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And as you point out the very young may have mixed motives - want the ceremony/ attention / escape from parental restrictions....
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As for the motives thing, while some have fancy weddings, many young couples I hear about have small simple ceremonies...I think what may attract them is the whole romantic aspect: the vows, putting on the rings, the kiss. And of course, it seems a lot more special when you tell a stranger or old friend that you're engaged rather than simply saying that this is your boyfriend/girlfriend. Perhaps the media has a large role in this. I mean, you see young people on TV and movies getting married, and it seems so romantic and perfect. But what they don't show you is the other responsiblities and obligations that do come with marriage...
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