Thinking Ahead

So last night a girl friend of mine told me that her boyfriend (or as I have come to know him, Mr. on-again-off-again, Mr. I wish he would ask me to marry him again because this time I am desperate enough to say yes or my favorite, Mr. I want to have his babies but since he is not that cute, I hope they look like me) told her that he has over 250,000 dollars in student loans debt, AND HE IS NOT A DOCTOR........She then proceeds to ask me what she should do if he asks her to marry him. “Isn’t it obvious?” I say, more with my eyes and lips than with my voice, but her blank stare and dilated pupils reminded me that my simple truths are far from universal.

There are only 2 reasons to get married, one is what I call “Come-upings” and the other is Overwhelming religious conviction.

Come-Upings: Is when your financial situation, living conditions or the life of your children drastically improve because you married someone in a better situation than your current one (i.e. you married up). That means the person you married is an asset as opposed to a fucking liability (i.e. good credit, their own home, high income WITH good spending habits, great healthcare). For those of you who ain’t got shit, the world is your oyster. For those of you who got degrees or make good money, sorry the pickings can be slim. In choosing , beware of the MC Hammer syndrome which equals high income earners who spend every damn dime that ain’t nailed down.

Religious Conviction: RC is only a justification to get married when when one feels that they cannot have sex, cohabit or have children outside the covenants of marriage AND you also don’t believe in DIVORCE. I got so f’ing tired of people saying they had to get married because it was the Will of God and before I can even take the “save the date” off the refrigerator, they are getting a divorce. You can’t have it both ways. The Bible only allows for divorce for cheating.....nothing else.......there is no irreconcilable differences for a Christian. So if Jesus don’t mind you getting a divorce, he also don’t mind you shacking up.

Please take note of the reasons not on this list:
1. He said he loves me and I love him.
2. No man will ever treat me like he does (even though he gets on my last nerve).
3. We got kids.
4. I’m pregnant with his kid.
5. To keep him or her from dating others.
6. I want a wedding.
7. All my friends are getting married.
8. We been dating to long not to get married.
9. Family expectations.10. So I don’t have to testify.