moisturizer and diamond rings: attempts to freeze time

[caprine]

In talking with the Inimitable Arne today, I had an insight about the beauty industry and the wedding-industrial complex. Both prey upon our desire to stop the progress of time.Billions of dollars in skincare advertising persuade us that if we just spend enough money we can stay young, can stave off the inevitable and hold on to the precious glow

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[singingnettle]

When we got married, our vows went something like, "We know we're going to change, and we'll try to keep up with each other. And if we stop having fun, we'll nicely walk away." People found it...odd. But hey, we're still working on keeping up with each other's changes.

All that crucible stuff...well, honestly, we got married because we wanted to be each other's companion. Because it was more fun than not being each other's companion. And we liked the symbolism and wanted the legal recognition of inheritance, power of attorney, etc.

It's not very romantic in cultural terms. We once went to a marriage counselor who said, "I don't even recognize what you have as a marriage." But as my husband said today, "There isn't anyone else for whom I would voluntarily have spent six weeks in fuckin' Jersey."

And despite my very prosaic response, I am in love with the beauty of your words.

[violet_tigress1]

[wordweaverlynn]

Please unlock this. I want to link to it.

[caprine]

I have unlocked it. Here's hoping the comments won't become too drama-ridden.

[unclelumpy]

Nice to see ya around, Al.