Entry 56: "Romantic Advancements" 4.20.80

With Joe and Sarah's wedding rapidly approaching Nora and I got talking. We've been together for nearly two years at this point and we decided that we're going to follow Joe and Sarah's example. Yesterday evening I went over to the Ehsts and asked her father for permission to marry Nora. I suppose he's come to hate me less in the time we've been together because he approved of me, however begrudgingly. I guess he realized that at this point it's relatively unlikely that she'll end up dating anyone else, given how the rest of the people our age are already in relationships.

We broke the news to the others today and received a fair bit of congratulations. We haven't set a date yet, though I'm unsure how the wedding will be conducted-I can't marry myself. I guess we'll have to figure it out somehow… In any case, with the engagement being officially announced I now realize just how different my life has been than I thought. I never guessed I'd be married before I turned 30, but I'm getting married now at 20. I definitely never would have guessed I'd marry Nora, but again, some things just end up way different than we think they will. I never thought the world would end up like this, but I guess even in the absolutely awful result some halfway decent stuff has happened. I have good friends, a fiancée, and a good job. All I'm missing is my family-and I still have hope that maybe they survived. Maybe we can find them. God, I hope we can…