I cannot claim that I have A pet peeve. I'm far too annoying of a person to be unnecessarily bothered by just one thing. I have multiple- and though I cannot think of them all right now, I am sure that they will come to me with time.
One that has been on my mind recently is marriage. I'm not opposed to marriage- get married if you want; I don't mind. Man, woman, (NOT CHILD), whatever. Go for it. My specific issue with marriage is a temporary one-
My friends are thinking about it. Not just thinking of some far-off future, but wanting to get married soon. This would be significantly more okay with me if one of two conditions were fulfilled-
1. We were over the age of 22.
2. We were living in the nineteenth century or earlier.
As neither of those requirements have been fulfilled this far, I feel totally fine sighing and feeling spasms of fear in my stomach when I imagine the idea of getting married young. I suppose there is nothing wrong with it as a general rule, but when I think of my very close friends getting married young, it freaks me the hell out. I'm not ready to be Mrs. Anyone! And being a part of my friend's wedding if it takes place before college graduation would resonate in my head alongside my grandpa warning me not to get fat.
And if my friends get married young, it will be even stranger to become "Aunt Hannah" after a while. Uhm, please not yet.
I want to come up with a list of alternatives for getting married young, although if you want to get married, I sure won't be the one to stop you. I will just shrivel inside a bit if you are a close friend and super young.
Alternatives-
-Sky dive. Often.
-Say you will get married after a successfully played game of Monopoly
- Read all of the Harry Potter books along with the corresponding chapters of Pottermore (you will be done in like 30 years or so).
- Already have an expensive education? GET ANOTHER ONE! Why not? What's a few dozen thousand dollars more in loans...?
-Think the economy sucks? Make a new one.
-Actually clean your room (just kidding)!
SO, in closing-
If you are a close friend of mine who is contemplating getting married young, I will try to get over the whole "pet peeve" thing and support you. But, remember, you could wait until you finish a game of monopoly first.
I agree! why? Because of reasons. Uh huh :)
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