Reply #7: Yeah, now I think about that, that made me SO mad at the time [View All]

[beachmom]

* teaching me golf? Yeah, right. Here is my scenario, as I saw it at the time:

* is the popular kid who's SO cute and all the girls love him. You don't know him that well, but he's really funny and SO cool. John Kerry, OTOH, is quieter and more hard working. He has some really good friends but he can't be bothered with being the most popular kid. He's more interested in being kind and making the world a better place.

So you marry *, and it's the most beautiful wedding because, you know, he's totally rich and the family spares no expense. You're so happy. But within a year of the marriage, you realize he's not the man you thought he was. He drinks too much, he doesn't care what you think, makes fun of you, in fact, and he goes out all the time without you. You confront him with these problems, and he cruelly tells you that he can do whatever he wants. You chose to marry him, and now you have to live with the consequences. You're so unhappy you decide you want to leave him. But his awful family intimidates and threatens you that you will regret it, and they'll take everything away from you and make your life hell. You contemplate suicide. But somehow you find it in you to divorce him anyway. You're left broke and alone as George has turned all of your mutual friends against you and emptied your bank accounts, but the burden of living with a cruel man has been lifted. You are free.

You've begun to heal from that painful chapter in your life, and by chance, you run into your old classmate John, and you're actually really happy to see him. You hadn't given him a second look back in high school. He seemed nice, but you were too infatuated with George back then, to give him much thought. But now that you've gone through all of that, you DO give him a second look, and after a few dates, you think -- hey, I could spend the rest of my life with this guy. He's everything George is not: caring, compassionate, responsible, loving, considerate, faithful. You realize you made a mistake the first time by buying into the superficial and not bothering to look at what really mattered: that you want a husband who loves you, who will never lie to you, and who truly will be there for you through thick and thin. You accept his marriage proposal. Although the wedding isn't as glamorous as your first, you settle down with John, and every year is better than the previous. You have met your true love.

"You", of course, is the electorate. Here's hoping the wedding is on January 20, 2009.