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Almost Engaged

Posted by Acid on June 28, 2010, 12:30 a.m.

I put a down payment on a "promise ring" engagement ring. $20 - Ring's total price:$135

This is going to be the ring she'll get married in but once we're older I'll get her a bigger one to show how far we've made it.

I'm taking AP Physics, Lang, Calc, and US Gov't. Wish me luck, lol. There's a lot of Physics and Calc summer work and I have to make a lab for physics. It's nothing too hard but it's a heavy amount of work. Also, I hate myself for not fully remembering stuff from algebra II and I hate my pre-calc teacher because she didn't teach me the stuff I need to know for this year and made lots of mistakes in teaching us. So know I have to relearn, learn, and unlearn over the summer. -_-;

I'm going to try to keep my grades better than decent for once to try to get some kind of funding for college. I'm planning on going to University of Toledo for either my BS or MS in Electrical Engineering. Or Mechanical. I'm still deciding but I'm probably going to go with EE.

I can't focus on my games. Or my art. Or anything. :'(

My girlfriend's grandpa died. He was a good man and will be missed.

I'm finally starting to get back into making a website for myself. Nothing amazing or innovative or groundbreaking or even modern. It uses some images and a table and I barely even started. It literally has nothing on it, but I guess I'll post it anyway.

http://defacid.byethost31.com/index_test.php

Comments

sirxemic 14 years, 4 months ago

Just keep loving her, be happy, and face the twist in life that will come after a few years (with which I don't necessarily mean marriage/divorce/whatever)

Toast 14 years, 4 months ago

As long as you know what you're doing and you're doing it for the right reasons. I don't want to end up seeing another fml/emo thread…

Cesque 14 years, 4 months ago

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People used to get married because they loved each other, now it's just "Are we old enough?", "Will your job compliment my lifestyle?", "Do we have enough money to live with excess like everyone else?", "Will you impress my friends/coworkers?", or even just because they think they are supposed to and are afraid of being alone. I don't understand it. People got married right out of highschool in the 50's and 60's, and have stayed together for 50+ years. It's the "adults" who think they are being smart about their choices, when they are really being either dumb or selfish, that contribute to divorces.

First of all - you're making an argument based on romanticism, which basically says "I reject reality and substitute my own", and second of all - WHEN did people get married because they loved each other? Some people always married because they loved one another, and some people always married because their marriages were arranged, because they needed economic support, because their culture would have rejected them if they didn't, or because it was just convenient financially. I doubt it was so much better in the 50's, perhaps aside from a more religious mentality which had people marry and have kids because there needed to be more Americans than Russians.

Juju 14 years, 4 months ago

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People used to get married because they loved each other

You've got a lot of growing up to do.

Castypher 14 years, 4 months ago

All your problems will be solved if you be like that one guy and marry a Final Fantasy character.

Acid 14 years, 4 months ago

Thanks kabob, xemic, v, and everybody else for the kind words and congratutlations.

juju, care to elaborate on my immaturity? I fail to see it.

NeutralReiddHotel 14 years, 4 months ago

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juju, care to elaborate on my immaturity? I fail to see it.

My guess is, in time you'll be able to tell why just "love" isn't going to cut it.

The only reason everyone is kind of against it is that there are reasons why high school relationships don't end up working out, and getting married isn't going to change the fact that it started out as a high school relationship. In the end, we could all give you all the perfect reasons of why not go on with this, but in the end it won't matter cause you're already in love.

Over time, you might (emphasis on italics) start to change your mind, and if it goes on you might start to get convinced with all the stuff we've said. If you do go on with your changed mind, just remember that while successful marriages coming from high school are very rare, they are still possible. Don't let us discourage you, we're just worried about you, is all.

I really do congratulate you, and hope you the best. My guess is that everyone does here too.

Juju 14 years, 4 months ago

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juju, care to elaborate on my immaturity? I fail to see it.

People have always married for reasons other than love. In fact, I would maintain that people nowadays marry for love just as much as people in the past (if not more).

You're looking at the world as if your little jewel of passion and romance is the only bastion of love left - this isn't true even if it feels like it is. I'm not saying don't marry this girl, I'm saying you both will have to learn to grow with each other and, in growing, not grow apart.

Rez 14 years, 4 months ago

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Best wishes.

Crane-ium 14 years, 4 months ago

A dream shouldn't be cast aside any more than ambition. Love is important, but don't forget logic and rationality. I would stay together, and if the love can last, then marriage is great.

Best wishes.