A personal reflection

Life is a very strange thing. I think we are all aware of this, but it strikes me sometimes just how lucky (or unlucky) we can be based on a single event or a few minutes. 5 years ago (5 years ago Wednesday just gone, the 18th of November 2004 to be exact), I was in the Students Union nightclub, aka "The Dome" on campus at Greenwich Uni. As I headed to the bathroom to relieve myself, a rather short, very good looking girl was coming the other way out of the loo and waved to me in passing. I had seen her around campus plenty of times (and always thought she was hot - she'll cringe when she reads this) , but never spoken to her before, so I didn't know what I had done to deserve that, I didn't mind, I like friendly people.

Later in said evening, I looked across the dance floor and saw the same girl looking really worried, some guy considerably bigger than her was trying it on and she didn't seem to know how to get away from him. In a (very uncharacteristic) display of chivalry (and I was feeling brave, because I'd had at least half a skinful), I went over and managed to get the guy to leave her alone, with a bit of help from a couple of her mates. As a result we got talking, she seemed really nice and grateful, so I asked for her number without thinking, and she seemed happy enough to give me it.

5 years later, that girl's name is Jayne, she is still gorgeous (hot doesn't nearly do it justice), and she is my wife. It was our 5 year anniversary 2 days ago. I have never been as happy as I am now. She lights up every one of my days with her laugh, her smile, her outlook on life, she even manages to put up with me being really messy (which I know bugs the hell out of her). It just makes me think what if she hadn't waved, or what if that guy hadn't have been a jerk to her. Would we have still met? Would things be how they are now? Questions for the ages I guess. One thing I do know is, I am incredibly grateful those things did happen. I am so lucky and proud that she is my wife, and I want everyone to know that.

As a side note, I also think being married is one of the coolest things ever. Sure, her surname is the same as yours and her mail comes with a new name of it, and she has to go through a lot of hassle changing her name with her passport/bank/store cards/drivers license (so guys be nice or they won't do it!), but to know someone thinks that much of you to give you that commitment is ....well I do not have any words strong enough for how good that is. I'm very old fashioned when it comes to stuff like that, but that's how I like it (I am 24 if you haven't picked up on that previously). Marriage is a great thing, I know its not for everyone but I think if people are in love and happy they should all get married, its been nothing but wonderful to me so far and I think and hope it will be that way for a very, very, very, very long time.

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