The 'M' Word.

Marriage fever has swept the campus of Providence.

Engagement Tally for the Week: 3 couples.

When you attend a Christian college filled with a sea of twenty-somethings there is bound to be a lot of talk about relationships, love, dating, and of course, the 'M' word. That's right: marriage. We joke about attending a "bridal college" or getting our "Mrs. Degree", but deep down I think marriage is at the back of almost everyone's minds. And, occasionally, something happens that brings those thoughts and desires to the surface. This week was that something.

I've lost count of how many people I have discussed marriage or relationships with this week.
Some people joked about "my super hot future wife", others bemoaned that their "biological clock is ticking loudly." But I think that most of us, myself included, are completely clueless about love and marriage. We all have our own reasons behind wanting to get married. Some reasons are trivial, others more valid.

It seems to me that God designed marriage to draw us out of our selfishness. Instead of me, my wants, and my needs, marriage asks us to consider the good of another person before our own needs. If marriage is, according to the bible, a good thing than why is it so darn hard to "get married"? Perhaps we're scared of commitment, or maybe it's because the single life offers more personal freedom. I'm not really sure. But all this marriage talk has got me thinking, what is love? Do I even have a clue what the kind of love marriage would entail is?

And that is where I am at the moment. Completely clueless...and wanting to know how to love.