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The world’s average number of marriages per 1000 people is 6.5, according to the United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, 2001.

If I count all my family members (even the over 70 and under 12 year olds), add close friends, random pick-ups, all my kindergarten fellas I had a crush on and party flirts so far, I might not even come close to 1000 acquaintances.

Well, maybe… however, I call myself a darling of fortune these days - I received my third wedding invitation this year.

Mike and Michelle tied the knot!!!

As I picture the happy couple my heartbeat immediately rises and a rush of adrenaline floods my body.

I am not a drama queen (in its original sense) nor am I exaggerating. Simply I allow myself at least a glimpse of romance in these hectic days of the 21st century.

One day, or more precisely, 25 hours, before the official ceremony took place I asked Mike, “Are you nervous?” Since I am used to the whole pre-marriage stress after attending two marriages earlier this year, I expected at least a trace of panic or serious concern.

Mike simply leaned back in his chair, gave me a surprised look (for this obviously weird question) and a counterquestion:

“Why should I be nervous when I just know that it is the right thing?”

Bang - there his advanced age and wisdom poured down on me. His answer left me speechless and happy at the same time.

Everyone who knows the newlyweds will agree with me that Mike and Michelle obviously did the right thing. It is like a day without sunshine: still a day but simply not fully complete without the missing part.

Arrrghhhh… I need to finish writing about you guys! Thinking of you gives me the heebie-jeebies (in a good way).

The fact that they (officially) got married in a parking lot in Kuala Lumpur doesn’t make it less romantic for me. Neither does their choice of honeymoon location: they went to Munich for Oktoberfest.
The minute you read this they might find themselves surrounded by 9990 other party people in the biggest beer-tent of the Wies’n.

With mugs of beer in their hand and a mouth-watering pork roast on their fork, they would be one out of 65 newlyweds in the tent.
I mean - look at the bright side of it: they can entertain their grandchildren with a unique story…

Nearly as unique as the wedding presents they received on their wedding night (Oh the joy of do-it-yourself-last-minute-preoccupied creativity).
When every wedding guest was asked to share marriage advice the darkest and best-kept secrets came alive.

One everybody should keep in mind :

Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.
- Roy Goodman -

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