I don’t have a husband.  Or even a boyfriend.

But I am an adult.  I’m thirty-one.  I have a full-time job.  I pay rent, buy my own gas and groceries (and everything else).  I am emotionally mature.  I make my own choices.

So why have I heard twice recently that marriage makes someone an adult?

First a coworker said to Matt (the groom), “You’re getting married!  That’s awesome.  Welcome to adulthood, buddy!”

And someone at the wedding said tearfully of Des (the bride), “Wow, I can’t believe she is finally an adult!”

I was offended both times.  Marriage is not a magical door to the land of Adulthood.

So what do you think: am I too sensitive or do people speak too thoughtlessly?