Good News Story: I May Be Getting Married
October 20, 2009
Good news folks, I may be getting married. I know that may seem sudden for those of you who have been reading my blog because only a month ago I was sobbing into my hankie about a painful breakup. So I imagine you’re wondering who this potential groom is and how I met him so quickly?
The answer is that I have known him for over twenty-five years. I met my wonderful Alberto in October of 1984 in Portland, Oregon, while I was studying Italian in college and he was visiting the US with some friends.
Just to clarify, Alberto are not getting married not out of love, but out of, how should I say it – sheer desperation. That sounds reasonable doesn’t it? Too many people get married for love and then when it goes awry, it’s a big mess. Although Alberto and I care for each other,we would not actually choose each other to marry.
But at age 50 we are finally getting smart. We made a pact many years ago, that if we were still single at fifty, we would marry each other. We were only kidding. It sounded funny back then. We never actually believed that either of us would still be single. But here we are. What to do now but follow through right?
I asked him today, “Alberto would you have every thought when we met twenty-five years ago, that we’d still both be single today?” He said, “Annie at least you were married once. I’ve never even done that.” I told him to hurry up and marry someone, so at least he’d have that milestone under his belt.
Now for the practicalities of all of this. For this idea is nothing if not practical. I asked him if I should get ready for the wedding and he said, Si preparati, which means Yes make preparations. So then I asked What kind of dress would you imagine me in – a long one or a short one?
I needed to have a practical sense of what I’ll be wearing. See everything about this is very practical. I want you to notice this because love has always been something that has had a lot of emotion and very little practicality. I want to make sure that you see how much I have grown and how mature I am.
Alberto imagined me in a short dress, very short he said. I did too. Not because that would normally be my style, but because at age fifty, we need to rev things up a bit. I told him that I’d probably wear four inch heels that are so high he’d have to carry me. He said something incomprehensible in Italian about this.
Alberto and I have a great love and respect for each other, but we are not getting married for love or respect. We are desperate and that’s that. We are doing this so we can both sleep at night knowing that we won’t be alone in the world.
Where will we live?, I asked. Anywhere but my town (in Italy) or your town (in the US), he said. Maybe we could go to Morocco (his idea) or Costa Rica (my idea)? We decided that we would live anywhere, but where we are now.
So that’s it folks, I may be having a big adventure in my future. Since I have known Alberto for twenty-five years I’m pretty sure that there won’t be too many surprises. We’re already clear that we can’t actually live together. We’ll just be married, not actually stay in the same house.
Here is a list of Alberto’s worst traits:
1. He’s really stubborn.
2. He’s really hard headed.
3. He’s obstinate.
4. He’s really stubborn. Oh I already said that.
Great thing is they happen to coincide with my worst traits which are:
- I’m really stubborn.
- I’m hard headed.
- I’m obstinate.
- I always know best.
That is why I know we are absolutely the best choice for each other. Or at least in this case, we’re possibly the only choice for each other. Well, like I said, at least we won’t end up alone. We’ve got that covered.
Let me know your vote – should Alberto and I marry or not?
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Sei veramente fantastica e io ho avuto la fortuna di conoscerti. Io, fossi un altra persona, voterei per un matrimonio al piu’ presto tra quei due. Ti voglio bene perche’ mi fai ridere e piangere e mi tocchi sempre il cuore. Un bacio dal tuo e solo tuo Alberto.
Annie’s note – This is from the ‘real’ Alberto of the story. It says, “You are truly fantastic and I have the good fortune to know you. If I was another person, I would definitely vote for a wedding as soon as possible between these two. I love you very much. You make me laugh and cry and you always touch my heart. A kiss from your one and only Alberto.
WOW!
My Vote: YES!
Marriage is sacred…. There is a higher calling/plan for you two!
Best, Brian-
Freaking hilarious. This made me laugh out loud numerous times. You might not have been serious, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you went through with it!
I vote for a yes, isn’t marrying an Italian boy is every lady’s dream?