I woke up a few minutes ago from taking a nap. I almost never take naps but when I do take a snooze it helps me to isolate my thoughts and ideas, making it easier to write. On any given day, I have so many different thoughts going on in my head I can't sit down and write.. If I do sit down, all my thoughts come up and I can'tg focus on any of them.
Today, I woke up from my nap and I have "Do that to me one more time", by The Captain and Tenille, in my head. This is not uncommon because I actually liked them during the 1970s. Toni Tenille was a good singer and the songs were easy on the ears. I always thought it was cool that Tenille sang while "The Captain" (her husband at the time), would play the piano.
Ok, now the significance of this is.....I remember the two of them getting divorced while her husband (Daryl Dragon) was going through health issues. When you read the Wikipedia page (not a great source) it appeared he was going through Parkinson's Disease, but it is not confirmed and it is Wikipedia. He died a few years after the divorce was final. To be honest, the divorce could have been for anything. According to the page, Tennille mentions his lack of affection. It doesn't matter, because she didn't really need a reason to file for divorce. It just seems like the timing was bad as he was going through health problems during those last years.
I am almost certain that I will never get married. Personally, I don't think people today get married for the right reason. Years ago (and I mean decades) people got married and it seemed like they went through every trial and tribulation and stayed married until death did them apart. Sometimes those Unions involved unexplained children. Today, in addition to people marrying for financial reasons, some only get together for romantic reasons and divorce when the romance dies out.
When I actually did think about one day getting hitched, I never thought about marrying the best looking woman or marrying the lady who offered the best sex. I thought that person old and less attractive and if I still loved them. I thought about if I would be able to take care of her when she couldn't take care of herself. I'd hate to get married, then become paralyzed then get divorced.
When I first heard about the Captain and Tennille story, I thought I would hate Toni Tennille, then I realized that I had no right to since I have no idea why they really got divorced. I just know what I read. For me, marriage is a lifelong obligation. I don't want anyone to feel obligated to take care of me when I get old and sickly and I don't want to have to worry if I can trust my spouse to do the right thing when that time comes.
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