I think I'm going to start a series where I tell you about crazy stories that I overhear while riding the metro every day. I don't overhear interesting things every day, so it's going to be a bit sporadic, but take note, it's going to be fun.
Lesson #1: It's great to be single. Yes, for all you YSAs out there, single. Why you ask? Well because I can't tell you the last time I argued* with someone. Or picked a fight for no reason.
But the couple sitting behind me, they sure did. To set the stage, this couple is late twenty-somethings. Apparently the man had to wait fifteen minutes for the woman to get to the metro station, and he was just standing there waiting. Yes, FIFTEEN whole minutes. It was as serious hurricane Isaac destroying your house.
He had a lot to do today. Mow the lawn, go to the grocery store, and plan his birthday party for when his mom comes in to town on Friday. So many things that fifteen minutes was going to make the difference on.
After awhile they started arguing about how many people a certain size cake feeds. Apparently she thought 10-15, and he thought she couldn't know for sure. So naturally they argued about the thickness of the cake. For real.
This couple literally argued for the entire 25 minute ride until I got off the train. There was a point where I thought there would be some silence when the woman said "don't talk to me right now" at least 8 times, but he just kept talking. And saying, if the roles were reversed, you'd be so mad.
I understand that when you're parents come to visit, it's stressful. And it might actually take him 2 hours to mow the lawn. That might be really time consuming. But 15 minutes... Seriously? To my future spouse, if I ever get that stressed out over fifteen minutes, please tell me I'm being ridiculous and show me this blog post. But for now, I'm happy to be single.
*For my profession, I often "argue," but I think you get what I mean from the story.
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