If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times, I'm Team Aniston. So I feel like it's my duty to keep you up-to-date (read: let you know what I find out as soon as I hear about it which is usually a few hours after everyone else) on the goings-on in Jennifer Aniston's life. Word is that our girl Jen is now "pre-engaged" to her man Justin Theroux. And frankly, I'm not surprised.
While I support Jen and love her like a sister, I just don't get what the deal is with these cheesy, adolescent expressions of love. First the promise rings, now a pre-engagement? Has Jen been watching too many episodes of Arrested Development?
Maybe her Horrible Bosses co-star Jason Bateman forced her to watch his critically acclaimed comedy series from a few years back, because that's the only reason I can come up with that Jen decided to get pre-engaged. Remember that episode when George Micheal and Anne get pre-pre-engaged? Yeah. What the heck is Jen doing this for, she's no Christian teenager!
Jen and Justin have taken their pre-engagement show on the road, first having dinner with Jen's dad then house hunting together.
I'm just wondering what the purpose is of a pre-engagement. It sounds a lot like a lease to me. Like, I'm going to commit to committing to you ... but I don't wanna sign the long-term contract yet. Let's just put some money down, test drive this puppy around, then if I want to stay committed, I can and I will. To me, a pre-engagement is a lease which is essentially just ... dating. So why the label?
Maybe it's because I have so little problem with dating for a long period of time that I guess a pre-engagement just sounds silly. You know, I'd like to have kids someday, so am I pre-pregnant? Also, I'd like to one day be completely fluent in Spanish, so am I pre-bilingual? And man, I can't wait for a double-cheeseburger meal on my road trip this weekend, so am I pre-McDonald's?
I think we're all eager to define our relationships and I'm no exception. While I'm happy being boyfriend and girlfriend, it doesn't mean everyone is. I don't understand pre-engagements, but that's just me.
What do you guys think?
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I'm so happy you mentioned Arrested Development, that was the first thing I thought of too.
Poor Jen, it must be difficult to have been pigeonholed (completely unjustly) in the media as desperate and lonely. Maybe she feels like she hs to compensate.
I'm with Ally.