IT'S THE
last dance
"If you don't find a husband by the
time you graduate from college,
you're never getting married."
Parental wisdom doesn't get much
better than that for women these days.
Last week, my friend told me that her
parents said this to her during her
most recent visit home. We both
laughed, sighed and then returned to
mocking the girls trying to get tans
out by the pool.
Apparently, a lot of people have
found that special someone in col
lege. If your life is anything like mine,
you've noticed the growing number
of people getting engaged in the past
few months. I've already begun the
diet to slim down for a bridesmaid
dress and started looking at airfares to
fly home for a high school friend's
wedding. I've been to Bon-Macy's to
check the gift registry and figure out
what I can afford to give the happy
newlyweds. And after the summer has
ended, the bouquets thrown, the
thank-you cards received and the pic
tures of the honeymoon sent, I will sit
there, relieved and thankful that I
don't have a rock on my hand.
Now to all of those who have
found the special someone of your
dreams, best of luck, and I honestly
mean that. But now, what do the rest
ofus do?
Well, not finding someone to mar
ry in college does have drawbacks. For
instance, when you're 80 years old,
you won't have someone to reminisce
with about that time lan Crosswhite
traveled three times in one basketball
game. Or wait, you could just call
your old college roommate and do
that.
OK, I'll think of another drawback.
If you marry someone you meet after
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college, they will not have known
what you were like during this time in
your life and all the experiences you
went through. No wait, that could be
a good thing too, especially if your fa
vorite memories involve a keg or a
cowboy hat.
Well, there really are perks to get
ting married right after college, but the
point of this column is to entertain
those who are not getting married, so
I'll stick to the benefits of the latter.
For instance, if you wait to get mar
ried, your friends will be able to afford
much more expensive gifts. Any
woman who's seen "Sex and the City"
knows what kind of good stuff you
can score if your friends are in their
thirties and successful. Instead of reg
istering for the Target-brand blender,
you will be able to register for multi
ple colors of the KitchenAid mixer.
But the real benefit of waiting to get
married is not about the presents. It's
about you. For the first time in your
life, you will now be completely on
your own. Many people have been fi
nancially on their own throughout
college, but I'm not talking about
money. Leaving college, you will be
thrown into a world of complete un
knowns, and there won't be any sort
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