When your male friends get married

13 January 2008
When my female friends get married, I am not bothered at all. Women do tend to be grown-ups earlier than men. They also need to get married earlier because if women are to give birth to a healthy baby, women need to get married at around 24. I am not being a male chauvinist here; this is a scientific truth. Since I am a man, I don’t really get worried when my female friends get married. One of my best female friends got married in the age of 21 anyway. I am not so crazy to consider marriage at the age of 21. Men have a greater responsibility when considering marriage, such as the availability of house, car, that all come down to funding : )Now that my male friends get married, I am starting to be in trouble. Everyone around me starts to hassle me with questions, "When is your turn?" "Where is your girlfriend?" That is annoying and worrying actually. Given that, I have always been successful in securing what I want, now I am thrust to want something else–a lover.In fact, I have never really wanted a lover thus far. Being egocentric and self-centered, I always put myself in the first priority. Finding a lover means that I have to give up that self-centeredness and begin to give up the comfort of being 20 something with a lot of money and only oneself to take care. Deciding to be in relationship will mean a great if not a one hundred and eighty degree change.In the past, I had the simple excuse, "I want to study again." Now the excuse has become a lame one. People say, "You already did your master. Why should you wait until you have a PhD? You will be too old by then"Oh, I wish I did get my PhD scholarship so that I don’t be bothered by this. Nevertheless, life is a challenge that we need to answer. So this is another chapter of life that warrants my timely response and smart moves. But more than ever, I need the Lord’s guidance. May the Lord, who is the shepherd of my soul, lead me to the right soul mate Luckily, according to my friends, I still look like an early 20 boy, so I still can use my young look to attract even a much younger girlfriend. Hahahahaha (over confident here)