tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236364185145913211.post8573258841418882151..comments2011-02-28T11:02:12.255-08:00Comments on One Day at a Time: "How old are you?"Anna B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03071000133311139084noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236364185145913211.post-41011095844981932742010-11-11T10:14:01.223-08:002010-11-11T10:14:01.223-08:00"The culture we live in does not see the poin..."The culture we live in does not see the point in being committed to a lifelong relationship when you are still growing up. I do. I love it."<br /><br />I was really struck by this portion. I'm right there with you sister! Adam and I committed to living our lives together when I was 21 and he was 22. We knew that we wanted to be together forever so we wasted no time. ;) That said we originally were not going to participate in the institution of marriage but found to draft the legal documentation necessary to protect our rights to one another medically, legally, financially, etc. would be too costly. So we married on Adam's 24th birthday after a year and a half of living in a committed partnership. My hang up now is people assume we are like newly weds, I am constantly asked how married life is, and my very Catholic doctor just this week was talking about the stress I'm experiencing in grad school in relation to how hard it is to be newly married. The good news is I (and you!) don't need to justify our decisions or feelings for anyone. We both listened to our hearts and are so lucky that we found our partners so early on in life.<br />I wish you all the best Anna.<br /><br />Love,<br />BreAnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com