HOW LONG…?

…Is too long to wait for someone? Have to admit up front that I am sort of hooked on the CW’s show, “The Game.” Not because it has suddenly become entertaining or enlightening; just less ghetto fabulous and the plots are slightly more interesting.

I was multi-tasking last night while watching when Tia Mowry’s character, Melanie, asks her live-in boyfriend Derwin to wait for her to finish medical school before they get married. Now, I am not sure, but I could have sworn she said, “Five years.” Damn, that’s a long time. Obviously, Derwin is pissed. Beyond the fact that he has proposed to her on television in front of millions of people, he is ready to settle down NOW. Of course, this is the world of make believe and these two will either find a way to compromise or go their separate ways.

But the fictional scenario raised a few questions that actually would apply to us in the real world. If you meet someone who you feel is your one true soul mate, but you don’t quite have it together, what is a reasonable amount of time to ask them to wait for you while you pursue your dreams? Is it even justifiable to ask, especially if the other person is very close to or has in fact achieved their goal?

Axe.

Currently Listening To: Love Will Conquer All by Lionel Richie