Marriage is for grownups

by Marie McKinney-Oates on April 7, 2010

How to tell if your relationship is childish:

  • You throw tantrums to make a point.
  • The concept of sharing is as foreign to you as quantum physics.
  • You’re incapable of saying sorry first.
  • If something goes wrong the first words out of your mouth are “It’s not my fault!”, “I didn’t do it!” or “He/she started it!”.
  • Remembering to say “please” and “thank you” is really, really difficult.
  • Threatening to take your toys and go home seems like a truly reasonable solution.
  • You have to wipe the slobber off of your face after kissing.

People, there’s a reason that you have to be 18* to get married in the state of Tennessee: Marriage requires grown ups.

*Technically, in Tennessee you can get married before the age of 18 if your parents are present. With a court order you can get married before the age of 16.

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