Your John Hancock

If you are of the male gender, I think it is easy to admit that we often do not ponder some of the intricacies women must deal with in a relationship. Since I am a single guy, I will venture to say my state is not of "pondering" but more of a "never think about it" state. This may seem a bit cold, but this is not due to a lack of caring. Rather I find myself thinking of other things (homework, sports, what is there to eat?). Now, obviously since I am writing on this, I encountered a time when for a minute I ventured into the "pondering" state and beyond. This is where my story begins.

I am in class listening to a conversation between two fellow classmates. The people involved and the conversation are both irrelevant, but for some reason my brain was sparked to the "pondering" state. At that moment I instantly realized that when a woman gets married she must change her signature because her last name has changed. (If you are a female and reading this feel free to insert a laugh and duh at the same time here) I have no clue why it took me 20 years to finally think of this but it did.

My initial thought is that I am glad I do not have to worry about changing mine. I admit that I was "that kid" obsessing with my signature to try and emulate a sweet pro athlete signature. The doctor signature was pretty cool, but I wanted a recognizable athletes signature in case I were to go pro. I would take out my sports cards and look at Michael Jordan's signature and spend multiple hours attempting to make mine as cool as his. This of course never happened and somehow I settled with a signature with a bunch of scribbles that was not even doctor worthy.

My thinking then returns to the female side of the story. All of a sudden, I have done the unthinkable and am currently in the "deeper thought" state. A few of the intricacies begin to click. I realize why young girls practice writing their name out with their "crushes" last name in place of their own. Also, why girls practice saying their names and inserting their "crushes" last name. Both of which I had never given even the slightest thought to.

After spending close to 2 or 3 minutes in the "pondering and deeper thought" state, I reenter the "never think about it" state. I cannot pinpoint exactly why I found myself thinking about these things. Other than a good blog post these thoughts are nothing more than a good ah-ha moment in life. My last thought is a shout out to you ladies that deal with this all the time, and best of luck perfecting your John Hancock.