Monday, August 16, 2004
THE GOOD OL' DAYS
Sunday turned out to be a return to the days of yore for me, as I had lunch with Enoch and Ryan. Enoch I've known since 6th grade and Ryan since 3rd grade. Needless to say, it was great to share a meal with them. And it was great to see that Karena could feel comfortable in sharing with them (even though she doesn't know Ryan very well) and that they were comfortable sharing with him.
The major topic of conversation was Ryan's simple, yet very complex question, "How did you know you were with the right one to marry?" Apparently, he's been asking a lot of his engaged and married friends and hasn't come up with an answer he finds satisfactory.
Our answer: It comes down to somebody who you can get along with, you can support, you can love them despite their shortcoming and despite the things they do that bother you, you have similar values and ways of thinking, and you're able to laugh with them. Well, that was the gist of our answer.
He also asked if we believed in "the one" or "soulmates." Neither of us did, instead saying there's probably a select group of people who we would be compatible with to marry.
We had never talked about such things in the past, so it really great to be able to hang out and talk at that level and experience the good ol' days again.
Sunday turned out to be a return to the days of yore for me, as I had lunch with Enoch and Ryan. Enoch I've known since 6th grade and Ryan since 3rd grade. Needless to say, it was great to share a meal with them. And it was great to see that Karena could feel comfortable in sharing with them (even though she doesn't know Ryan very well) and that they were comfortable sharing with him.
The major topic of conversation was Ryan's simple, yet very complex question, "How did you know you were with the right one to marry?" Apparently, he's been asking a lot of his engaged and married friends and hasn't come up with an answer he finds satisfactory.
Our answer: It comes down to somebody who you can get along with, you can support, you can love them despite their shortcoming and despite the things they do that bother you, you have similar values and ways of thinking, and you're able to laugh with them. Well, that was the gist of our answer.
He also asked if we believed in "the one" or "soulmates." Neither of us did, instead saying there's probably a select group of people who we would be compatible with to marry.
We had never talked about such things in the past, so it really great to be able to hang out and talk at that level and experience the good ol' days again.
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