Saturday, April 11, 2015

My Story: Not Like Anyone Else's

I am a 19 year old woman in college. Statistically, in the next six or seven years, I'll be married. During my first week at school, someone told my entire freshman class "For most of you, your spouse is right here in this room with you." Everyone I know expects me to come out of college with at least one boyfriend experience, especially since I've never had one. And I know that I'm young, and I have a lot of time left before I meet or fail at their expectations. But really, isn't it okay for my life to be unlike everyone else's? 

I've heard a lot of stories about people who met their spouse while in school, or people who get married pretty soon after graduating college. And that's great for them. I'm really happy for them. But I am not them. I had this realization the other day, when I was thinking about a friend of mine who met his wife when they were in college. They graduated four-ish years ago, I think? And they're super cute. I really love them both. And I was thinking, "I wonder if my story will be like theirs." I was feeling kind of down, not gonna lie, about my lack of romantic history. But then I realized, God is writing my story right now, and it's not like anyone else's story. It won't be like Bill and Jen's, or my parents', or my sister's or my best friend's. And that's okay. In fact, that's a good thing. I would so much rather have my own unique story. Because God made me unique. Why be like someone else, when you're only supposed to be you, right? 

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