A Little Rant

So mom has apparently decided that since Cynthia is engaged, it's high time I was married off. She and dad have talked to me about five different guys this week, none of them guys they even know, and all brought up in a manner that took no consideration for where I am in life or whether this is even the time for me to be thinking about or pursuing marriage. You get the feeling they think "Well, Matthew is moving out in a few weeks, Cynthia is getting married in July, and James is either going to college or into the Army reserves this fall, what on earth are we going to do with Katie?" You think if I told them I'm planning on moving out some time later this year that they'd lay off the whole husband thing? Don't get me wrong, yes of course I'd love to find someone, but if I'm going to date a person (or court or whatever you prefer to call it), I'd prefer it be someone I know and am friends with, not some random guy my mom's friend picked out for me because he "has a good personality" (whatever that means). I have no problem meeting guys as friends but I'm not ready for marriage at this point and have no desire for my parents to be husband-hunting for me. Pray for my sanity; the next time my parents tell me "Oh you should have been here to meet the guy who installed the new stove, he was really nice and single..." I think I'm going to lose it with them.