So, one of the weirdest things I've found lately is that since I got engaged, every married woman or mother of a married woman is my new best friend.
Now, of course I have friends who are married, and they have always been my friends. I'm talking about women who previously may have given me the cold shoulder or just seemed distant. Or maybe even women who liked me fine before. Now, suddenly, they can't wait to talk to me about their daughter who had a wedding or how they pulled their wedding off for under $5,000 or how they painted their son's wedding invitations by hand. A woman from another department who I barely knew before congratulated me profusely when she learned of the engagement. Today, she stopped me in the hall to ask me if I was getting used to it yet, and then she showed me her ring that her husband had purchased her for their anniversary. (It was lovely; it looked like little diamond flowers.)
Suddenly, I'm in with the in crowd.
It just struck me as a little weird. Don't get me wrong; I like it. I like feeling that I have extra mothers and friends and sisters. It's great. It just struck me as interesting today is all.
P.S. I am going to New Hampshire. And Boston. And Maine. And Niagra Falls. :) And possibly Chicago.
Posted by LoWriter at June 26, 2008 11:00 PMinteresting aint it? its like, with every "adult step" you take, more adults accept you. i unwittingly entered a bizarre acceptance field b/c of my current life status. i gotta say, i'm enjoying the camaraderie immensely. every little bit of support (for positive and negative adult steps) helps a whole helluva lot.
woo hoo for your trip!!
Posted by: dr gonzo at June 29, 2008 12:29 PM