I got together with an old friend tonight. He told me the big news - he's going to propose to his girlfriend sometime this month so they can get married next December. It's so freakin' weird. I never thought that he'd ever say those words to me. Here's why:

1) He's only 22! Barely older than my little sister! That's waaay too young to get married. I think I'm too young, being 24. Marriage is just so serious, and people shouldn't just go about doing it without really thinking about it...hard...like super duper hard.

2) They've only been dating for 2 years. I guess being in a relationship of a little over 5 years and still not feeling ready to "settle down," I think 2 years is a little too soon to be seriously thinking about marriage.

3) It's just weird to think that he's getting married. I dunno...it's just weird.

Also, it's funny that I bumped into him today and found out about this, because just last night I had a conversation with a friend about marriage and all that, and I said something like, "I just don't feel like I'm ready or even close to it." And he said, "Well, can you really imagine yourself ever saying, 'I'm ready to get married'?" The truth is, I don't think i can...not right now, not anytime soon. Maybe it's because Andrew's so far away, or I'm not making enough money. I just don't feel old enough to do something like that. I know I have a real job that pays real money now, but I don't feel any older than I did 5 years ago. Will I ever feel like I'm ready for it? Maybe what Victor said is right - you don't really realize that you're ready for it until it happens. Wait...does that even make any sense?