(Un)Happily ever after

Not everyone who says "I do" lives happily ever after.

I discovered that the strangest of ways. Being quite advanced in years (I can't really call myself old, neither can I call myself young), I've been invited to a serious number of weddings. Most, if not all, being of close friends and relatives. And I've also been invited to one or two baby showers, though I've not been able to go to any of them. I've seen many of them make vows of cherishing each other for ever and ever.

And I felt so much joy for them. I thought how lucky they could be. They found each other, they made the perfect match, and they will live with each other for ever and ever, and life has smiled greatly on them. They have no much to worry about. They will always have something to smile about, always. Their dreams have finally come to pass.

And at times I feel left out, and sad for me. That my dreams could not be fulfilled like them, that my Prince Charming isn't coming, and why I'm not living "happily ever after". Until it dawned on me. Not every "I do" ends up being a walk in the park.

Like I heard of a couple which got a divorce twenty-four hours after marriage. Twenty-four hours!! Others dwindle over time, for one reason or another, and what was rosy and yummy turns to dull and dry. And some still just live on day after day.

And I realized that just because they're all giggly and laughing at the ceremony, doesn't mean it'll be a walk in the park. And I need not feel left out, coz being single has its own fun moments any way. I realize that I shouldn't judge a marriage at face value, but wait to look days down the road to see what it really turned into.

So whenever you see them lovely smiles, dig deep, to see whether they're "(un)happily ever after". Don't be too quick to conclude.