Wedding Bells

I’m entering a new time in my life, and it’s scary. 3 weeks ago I went to my first "peer" wedding-- the groom was a coworker, only a year older than me. I’d never been to a wedding where I wasn’t a relative.
I’m sitting in the chapel, and all the time the thought "THIS COULD BE YOU" flashes before my eyes, like the "UNBELIEVABLE DEALS!!!" message on a used car ad. The music starts. "THIS COULD BE YOU" The procession goes to the front of the hall. "THIS COULD BE YOU" Vows are exchanged. "THIS COULD BE YOU" In Hebrew. "OK, PROBABLY NOT YOU, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW." The now married couple exits stage left. "THIS COULD BE YOU" It was actually making me feel distinctly dizzy-- luckily I was way in the back and couldn’t actually see anything, otherwise I might have fallen off of my chair.
I don’t know why it provoke such a vertiginous reaction. (I always wanted to use that word in a sentence.) It’s not as if marriage is any kind of prospect for me any time soon. Maybe it’s just the force of being in the Real World, where Real Mistakes you Really Make can put you in a Real Mess, and where you’re responsible for your own happiness and general well-being. Maybe part of it’s the usual single guy fears of winding up old and alone. Or maybe it was the hors d'oeuvres, that chicken on a stick tasted a little funny...*

Hopefully the wedding this coming weekend will prove a little less unsettling.



* I’m joking. The chicken was wonderful, and I wish Paul and Vicky all the happiness in the world-- that day the were the most beautiful couple that I've ever seen.

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