So last night I went to a concert at this place called Sirroco in Conde Duque with my friend Dani and his friends. It was a Guns n´ Roses cover band. Dani and his friends knew more of the words than I did, of course, but feigned embarrassment when singing next to me for fear they would botch the lyrics (as if I would know…). I had a very good time but what made me feel strange was when I first arrived and said hello to everyone (there were a few people I already knew) I felt fine and relatively un-awkward (as I sometimes feel in massive groups of Spaniards I don´t know) buuuut about 15 or 20 minutes in another guy arrived and when he did, one of Dani´s friends, Armen, said “Oye, te he dicho que voy a ser papa” and it took me totally off guard that a. he was serious and b. the woman next to him was not only his girlfriend but is going to be the mother of his child. It made me feel soooo strange. None of my friends are on that page yet (even the one that´s married…) and it totally took me aback. I found myself thinking, “do people my age actually find someone they want to spend their lives with?” and “how does that happen?” and “wow, they like each other enough to have a child together?”. These are in no way commentaries on Armen and his girlfriend (who seemed lovely) but rather on me and my state of mind with these things…I feel so far off from that kind of thing…I mean, I have at least ten years if not more…or will that ever happen to me? I believe in love (as said in a previous post) but I think I just believe in it for others. No me veo capaz y cada día menos.
Posted by: lacarolinamadrid | January 26, 2008