To Go or Not to Go?

I saw this scenario posted on a message board and I had to repeat it and discuss it.

Hypothetical: You had a pretty nasty break up with a person you thought was the love of your life. A year later, you receive an invitation in the mail to attend your ex's wedding. Would you go? Why or why not?

Nasty break up, former love of your life and wedding invitation don't go together.

I could understand if it was an amicable breakup and you remained friends and got a wedding invitation in the mail a year later. At least that scenario is plausible in my mind. But this situation? No @#$%^ way.

Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever.

Who does that?

It sounds like the person getting married isn't over you and just wants to rub it in your face by actually taking the time to mail you a wedding invitation.

It is one thing if you found out by accident (bumping into a mutual friend who told you, you found out on Facebook or some other social networking tool, a family member knows the other person and told you or someone from your community, church or social organization revealed the information) but it is another level of arrogance to go to the extreme of mailing someone a wedding invitation and to the highest level of arrogance if you caused the nasty breakup.

Hmm...what would I do with the invitation if someone did this to me?

My first thought would be to put it through my shredder and mail it back the remnants to the SOB that sent it to me.

But a more practical response would be to just throw it in the trash (unopened) and never respond. It would serve them right for wasting a first-class stamp.

Living to 100?

It is a possibility but something I try not to think about too much.

I saw this website http://www.livingto100.com on someone's facebook page and I couldn't resist clicking on the link. I feel that I'm in good health. I exercise as much as I can. I try to limit the fast food intake. I don't smoke at all or drink heavily. I always wear my seat belt and I always drive the speed limit. I pretty much follow the golden rules for living a healthy life (minus a few steaks here and there...lol)

But what does that eventually equal?

According to the aforementioned website, I'm going to live till I'm 87 years old based on my responses to their survey. I've always been an overachiever, so I'm still going for 100.