This blog post is going to be brief, but I figured I say this in a blog, than in a Facebook status post. It just feels like the better way.
I was talking with a friend one day; we were catching up on what was new with each other because we were very close, but had grown apart with school. As we were talking they mentioned that they could see themself marrying the person they were dating. They started this revelation off with a phrase along the lines of, "I know you might think I'm crazy when I say this..." And I was so happy they did, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CRAZY FOR THINKING THIS!
We're college students. And granted we should live in them moment, because we only get 4 (or 5) years, but aside from our peers, every other person in our life due in relation to college is always saying the same thing, think about what you want to do after school and figure it out. But the minute a college kid brings up marriage and a family and things like that, the masses tend to say something like, you got time figure that out later.
IF as a college student I'm expected to be using my time at school to figure out what I'm supposed to do economically, then I reserve the right to figure out what I would like socially as well without being considered crazy. A career is a lifetime thing. A marriage and family tends to be the same. So my friend isn't crazy. You're using college to prepare for life as an adult and that includes the social aspects as well. If your someone who dates for the long hall, then I think you should be considering if you could see yourself marrying them and having a family and also find out there stances too. It's just as big of a deal as figuring what you're going to do financially as well.
I've always struggled trying to put my thoughts to words whether verbally or written, and I can tell as I write this post, it's no different, so I'm going to try and surmise more concisely what I'm saying. If you're in college and you're thinking about marriage and a family, YOU ARE NOT CRAZY for having these things on your list of important things to figure out while at college. If all the other aspects of your future are expected to be considered while there, those of marriage and a family hold just as much weight.
