RanDUMB Blurb #5: Young and In Love

OK so how does that happen? I happen to have encountered folks that are my age and are married with children and are happy. Is it an anomaly or is this something that can really happen when two people love each other. I would hope that after being together like 8 years and having three kids together you would just go ahead and tie the knot. What I want to know is how do you know that this is the person you want for the rest of your life at 21? Personally, I have yet to meet a guy that I could see myself marrying (maybe but certain things just WERE NOT in order for them). I've met my share of candidates, however, nothing deep enough for me to be like OMG...he's it. I think I have become jaded from trying to "look" for a mate when it really shouldn't be my concern. I think that when young love occurs people have been together for a while and haven't been jaded by experience and have not been with people outside of one another. I see nothing wrong with it...I actually find it quite beautiful! I just know that in my mind that I haven't become the Bitter Black Woman, and probably will never be. I'm not hating but I've always wondered what could possibly make a 20 year old say "I wanna be with this person for the rest of my life". I have yet to encounter a man wants me as much as I want him (If he does, neither one of us has said anything...so this may not be a fair statement). Hell, I haven't even encountered a man I think I could co-parent with let alone be with. Young love is beautiful...I'm not rushing it though! When it happens I will know...and that's just that!

Bye Bye,
P.R. Reid