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Question: Which path have you chosen?
the well-trodden path - 2 (20%)
the road less travelled - 3 (30%)
I'm standing at the cross roads - 3 (30%)
I am fate's fool - 2 (20%)
I'm along for the ride on someone elses journey right now - 0 (0%)
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« Reply #30 on: February 21, 2010, 08:27:14 PM »
the first of my friends from high school just got engaged. WEIRD.

or, I guess one guy I kind of knew got married, but, I haven't seen him in several years, and he was a few years older than me.

my girlfriend's response was "I'll bet you wish that was you."

WHAT?
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« Reply #31 on: February 22, 2010, 12:43:48 AM »
The joke is predicated on understanding that Dan is way more into classically 'girly' things like love and marriage than his girlfriend.

SS: I understand that bit, at least being clear with your partner about your plans, but I just don't know how one can decide they want to be in love and married before they've met the person they are in love with. It just seems backwards. I guess you're right and the baby-clock bit does play a part, and I have no problem with doing the opposite and saying 'I don't particularly want to do that before a certain age' which isn't really any more rational.
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« Reply #32 on: February 22, 2010, 05:01:40 PM »
I think what it all boils down to is either "do/don't worry, I won't be proposing to you anytime in the near future" or "do/don't worry, I will be proposing to you sometime in the near future."  Basically, this is one of the few situations in modern day where the lady and man are not on equal footing, hence paranoia on the lady's part regardless of stance on the whole deal.
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« Reply #33 on: February 22, 2010, 05:11:34 PM »
I do not think I am really down with "completely surprise proposal that is not expected," anyway.

although, does that really happen that often? It seems like the kind of thing where you know it's coming, at least based on family member's stories?

with the alternate story being "oh, she got pregnant and we figured, hey, we love each other, why not?" My brother has a theory that this is why my grandparents got married, but I do not really want/care to ask and find out.
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« Reply #34 on: February 22, 2010, 08:13:05 PM »
http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2010/02/22/redefining_marriage/index.html

I am not-forwarding this so hard right now
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« Reply #35 on: February 22, 2010, 10:54:32 PM »
You should forward it, along with a "let's elope" message, and then all your problems will be over.  And by "over" I mean you will be alone and thinking about all the good times you could be having.
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« Reply #36 on: February 22, 2010, 11:52:31 PM »
yeah, totally. I was thinking exactly that.
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