Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Marriage might be worth it

I've always been known to sort of run from commitment.  My siblings refer to me as a "strong independent woman" which is just a nice way of saying "the sister who will never get married."
For the most part I've become rather comfortable with the idea of living on my own.  When you're alone there's no one you have to clean up after and you can take up the entire bed without issue.
However, when I was sick last week I got to thinking about the downsides of living alone and thought maybe marriage MIGHT be worth it for a few reasons:

1) Someone to take care of you when you're sick
This was obviously my first thought.  Let's face it- it sucks living alone when you're feeling sick.  It would be nice to have someone get me a cold wash cloth for my forehead and chicken noodle soup.  Nobody likes getting out of bed with a fever..so that's where a significant other comes in handy.  In sickness and in health, right?

2) Someone to cuddle
I don't care who you are, warm bodies are needed to cuddle in specific situations.
Example a: When you're sad
Example b: When you're cold
Simply put, we'd all be happier if we just had someone to cuddle every once in a while.  I guess a cat could probably fulfill this one but if you're allergic to furry friends, a husband is your answer.

3) Someone to cook for
Personally, I love to cook.  It's very difficult to cook an entire meal for just one person though.  It would be nice to have another person to cook dinners for so I'm not eating my leftovers for a week straight.

4) Someone to do the dishes
This sounds lazy of me but if I'm cooking, the other one should be cleaning the dishes right?  I actually just hate doing the dishes and I'm sure any of my past room mates would tell you that's the truth.  Maybe a husband would be a helping hand?

5)Someone else to shop for
I love clothes.  I love buying them and putting together outfits but a lot of people say I have too many clothes of my own.  So why not use my addiction for good and make a well-dressed man out of it?  Seems legitimate to me.

6) Someone to hang out with me (even when I'm hormonal)
Sometimes I want to watch a movie with someone other than myself.  Sometimes all my friends are busy.  Sometimes I'm too grumpy for people to want to be around me but a significant other is there for better or for worse!  Built-in BFF.

With all of this being said, I'm still anti-marriage...but I could be convinced.

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