Of Age and Marriage

Of Age and Marriage

When I chanced to meet long-missed friends and acquaintances, they’re usual questions to me were: “Where’s your husband?” How many children do you have?” I found it funny that when every time I answered “None, I ‘m still single.” They would look at me like I am from another planet or that being unmarried at the age of thirty seven is a heinous crime.

 
The bad side of advancing in years and still remaining single is you worry a lot of people. The worse side is you acquire a lot of matchmakers to worry about. Even though I told them several times to but off, my matchmakers never failed to introduce me to almost eligible bachelors they know. They told me that I should be married at my age and having children. Those matchmakers, some of them were my aunts, who have but good intentions – to get me down the aisle while my step can match the tunes of the latest wedding ballads and gave me the same old arguments that my body clock is ticking very fast now that I might not conceive a baby anymore.

There were times that I find it very annoying everytime they do it especially when I was completely off-guard. In every occasions they never failed to introduced me to a new guy and it pisses me off when they forced me to have a relationships to those guys they introduced me to as if it’s just so easy. They haven’t realized that being in a force relationship is very wrong and rushing into marriage and is like calling for a huge disaster in the future. 

Being single has its ups and downs but I am happy right now. If the time comes that there’ someone who comes along, why not? Marriage for me is not about being late. It’s about being ready for what lies ahead.