Waiting by the Mailbox

The first thing that struck me about "How I Met My Husband" was the impending idea that Chris, the traveling pilot, would end up being young Edie's husband. Because of age and creepy encounters with Edie, I labeled Chris a bad omen for Edie in this story. Typical stereotyped man, he ends up using her and taking off! Despite all this, the story did not focus entirely around the feelings for the loss, but coping after Chris was gone. Rather positive, the end of the story conveys the theme. The theme seems blatant- sometimes we wait for nothing. "There were women just waiting and waiting by mailboxes..." describes the women waiting for a lost cause. It struck me that if we keep waiting for something better to come along or to come back then we inevitably miss out on the reality of the present. This story struck a chord: I cannot wait around for an opportunity that may never come. In order to experience, I have to reach goals by making opportunities for myself. Similarly, Edie quit her childish waiting by the mailbox and ended up obtaining something positive from it: her husband!