A videographer's take...

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DISCLAIMER: I'm probably the most unlikely candidate to post something like this but gio has been pressuring me to post something here and there's nothing but this... so.... enjoy(?!)
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My officemates and I had the most unusual but very interesting topic during lunch last friday.

Earlier, I was checking out the website/blog of a wedding videographer that a friend has been talking about. As I was reading his FAQ section I came across this humorous item buried deep within his discussion of bookings, rates, and shooting styles..

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9. Is the person I’m going to marry truly the person for me?

I’m really not the person to ask, but if you insist… You know he/she is the right one if you can freely fart a loud squishy one in front of him/her without getting embarrassed. ==================================================================================

What??!? That caught me off guard and made me laugh really hard! Since then that little humorous opinion has been filed in my head under "thoughts to ponder" hehe.

That little thought made its way out while we were having lunch. Somehow our conversations led to this thing that all of us do .. release gas (no one can deny this!).

As my officemates discussed and shared the various artful ways people close to them "let it rip", I can't help but think that maybe there is some wisdom in the videographer's words.

I understand that this act if done infront of those you are not close to is offensive and sometimes even vulgar (offenders beware).. but infront of friends and family, it's actually a very funny thing (gross but funny).

So maybe it is one of the benchmark of closeness.. A shedding of inhibition of sorts.

I'm not saying that this is the ultimate answer to "is he the one?" or marry a guy who farts a lot (oh please don't).
Just that it's a funny (albeit embarassing) thing that we don't really think of yet when thoroughly examined implies a deeper meaning...

Am I making any sense? hehe

Updates: still listing our options for videographer and photographer...