The exponential increase of wedding photo albums on my Facebook newsfeed during the past couple of years has been truly astounding. I remember when getting married was something way off in the distance, like getting a real job or spending your first Christmas away from mom and dad. A couple of years ago, nobody I knew was getting married. Sure, children of my parents' older friends were inviting them to weddings and I heard stories of a friend of a friend of a friend getting married right out of high school, but the wedding craze had not affected anybody I knew personally.
Recently, something has shifted. It started last semester, when one of my roommates, Kate, became engaged. My own roommate! The degrees of separation had gotten closer and closer until I knew the person getting married and until it was one of my good friends! Granted, she won't be planning any wedding until after she's graduated, but it's hard to deny that rock on her finger.
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