Genial

Since I am very old, I have my 5 year high school reunion coming up.

It doesn't seem like much has changed for my friends or I since leaving high school, other than going to college and getting jobs. Nobody's personality has changed that much. However, some people that I know have made the decision to get married in the years past.

People have made the decision in their early 20's to stay with their boyfriend or girlfriend FOR-EV-ER! I went to Catholic school, so there should be no divorce.

It might just be my warderlust, or just my weird aversion to people, but I cannot see getting married at my age. There's so much to go do in the world. A lot of it you should do on your own or with friends who can take care of themselves. It's way too much of a responsibility to be tied to one person for the rest of your life. There's already enough you have to care for when you start living away from your parents. Why make it more difficult?

I also have no real desire to take care of children at my age. Having a kid would be neat, but I don't really want to take care of another human being. Even though I think I would do a good job as a parent, I know I will screw my kid up somehow. That's just what happens. Kids end up as all of us neurotic, socially-affected adults who are still wondering what went wrong to make us feel bad every day.

But I guess, having someone with you, on your team versus the rest of the world, is a great feeling.