I have a legitimate fear.

I have recently developed a legitimate fear of getting married and by so doing, becoming boring. Now, I know you may think this irrational, however the married couple sitting across the table from me right now has me convinced.
Allow me to paint a little picture for you. They are just an average looking couple eating lunch together. It doesn't seem like they are mad or frustrated with each other, but they also haven't smiled once. The girl is staring off into space and the guy is glued to his computer screen. Occasionally, they'll mention something to each other in monotone sentences as they eat their matching lunches of leftover soup from tupperware containers. The most exciting topic I've heard them discuss is the date which will be most convenient for the hubby to shave his head. Now, I know I shouldn't judge or anything, but they just seem soooo bored with each other. Maybe I'm completely wrong, maybe this little lunch break has been the best part of their day, but it sure doesn't seem like it!
Now it's not just this couple that has made this fear become completely real to me. I think we've all had those married friends/relatives who simply fall off the face of the planet, only to be seen every 6 months or so. Some of them, it seems, are under the impression that since they are married, they are now 97 years old and therefore must go to bed promptly at 9:00 pm and only eat things like All Bran and Grape Nuts for breakfast. Okay, so maybe I'm exaggerating. Most couples really aren't like this at all, but what if I'm the outlier who becomes one of these super structured, boring human beings???

These recent fears have led me to wonder why it is that some married couples are so boring. I can see two options here.

A) Marriage makes you boring.
B) Boring married couples were already boring before they got married.

I'd like to believe that the latter is true, because that means that maybe this can all be avoided by following one simple dating rule. #77) Make sure to date someone who makes you passionate, rather than passive, about life. Hopefully, this will help us all avoid becoming thoroughly boring and uninteresting people.

Well, that's all of my ramblings for now.

Until next time,
The Cautious Charmer