... or is everyone else moving too fast?

There is no bigger blow than when someone you love tells you they are getting married in less than 3 months. Tears? All day, I've been crying. (Hell, I was bawling on my way into work.)

I love her. I love her more than words could ever express. Someone I always held as being the one that would always love me too.

And when you hear life-changing news, you can't help but remember how things once were... and how nothing will ever bring back those days. The days when you may have been miserable, but you still had people who would love you unconditionally. When, at the time, no one could've known that we were all in it for such a long haul. That years apart don't deter being able to pick up where you left off. A TRUE friend forever.

I never thought I'd be so upset about it. And although I am truely happy for her, and I wish her all the best in the world... All I can think about is how much I miss her already...

And how much I'm gonna miss her in the future.

Am I behind? Why is everyone in such a hurry to settle down? Why is everyone in such a hurry for REAL LIFE to get started? Whatever happened to being a young and stupid 20-something? Cuz I really feel like I'm too young to be thinking about marriage and kids.

I used to think that I needed to hurry up and get started on that sort of thing. Then, my sister got married to the guy she'd been with since she was 19. They are divorcing now. Meanwhile, she missed out on her early 20s cuz she was already playing "wife" and "mommy" to his 2 kids. She woke up and she was 25, wondering where her time went.

I know that I'm too young to think about those things now. I can barely pick a major or a career path... how am I gonna make a life-altering decision?

How can you know that you won't end up miserable with no way out?

So tell me, is everyone moving too fast?

Or am I behind?