Making It

I was online last night chatting with a friend of mine who happens to be married. All of a sudden, he requested the right to vent. Of course, I indulged him in his desire. All of a sudden, he was berating a comment placed on OnlySimchas regarding someone who got engaged as having "made it."

He was very upset about this, because, as he said, it's not that it's so easy to "make it." It's not that people aren't trying to get married - a lot of things are out of their control. Sometimes it's up to Hashem to find the right timing for someone to be married. And the fact that a person should be striving to "make it," regardless of other factors, really offended him on behalf of singles.

I was blown away by his sensitivity towards singles. And I appreciated his vehemence of being upset on behalf of those he knows who want to be married, but don't see it as "making it" or as being part of a club. Who have hurdles in front of them that they don't necessarily have control over. It's good to have friends like that.