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Once again, popular music follows contemporary culture. Beyonce’s pop hit, “Single Ladies,” celebrates today’s cohabitation scene. With nearly 50 percent of young adults aged 20-40 cohabiting, living together has become a far-too-typical experience marking a young woman’s coming of age. Beyonce’s lyrics treat the reality of cohabitation with typical sass — “Cuz I cried my tears, gave three good years.” Actually, the typical cohabiting relationship lasts only 18 months, and usually it is the guy rather than the girl who determines when it ends and whether it will lead to marriage.
Perhaps Beyonce’s hit song gives a small glimmer...
"Put a Ring On It"
The picture of Emmy in her youth is beautiful. So this was the lady you fell in love with at first glimpse, huh?
My husband says he fell in love with me at first sight. I, on the other hand, thought he was an obnoxious buffoon. We often laugh and say our meeting was like "Fred and Ginger" in their movies. In fact, we danced and sang "Just The Way You Look Tonight" on the Seal Beach, CA pier on our first date. The pier was blown down two days later! Hmmm!
Ain't life grand? Aren't memories wonderful?