The Meaning of Family: The Collections

Jimin & Rosie's Wedding (4/11)

"Happy birthday!" Jennie, Rose, and Jimin exclaimed as they clinked their glasses together in a toast for Brody's birthday. As they set their glasses back down on the table, Jennie brought her hand to her forehead and rubbed slightly.

"You okay?" Rosie asked in concern.

Jennie nodded, removing her hand and sitting up straighter. "Yeah, I'm fine. Work's just been a bit stressful lately, and I've been exhausted."

Brody wrapped his arm around his wife's shoulders and pulled her into his chest. "I've tried convincing her to lighten her caseload, but she just won't listen."

Jennie rolled her eyes playfully at her husband, kissing him on the cheek before setting her gaze on Jimin. "Have you gone on a search for Rosie's dress yet? This dork here was constantly trying to sneak a look at mine so he could 'imagine me in it every second leading up to our wedding day'." Rosie had purchased her dress just a few days prior to the birthday dinner.

"She hasn't even given me the chance to try to sneak around yet!" Jimin joked, playfully nudging his fiancée. "She's glued to my side anytime I'm at her apartment, and I'm pretty sure she stole back my key to the place in an attempt to make sure I don't try to go over there while she's at work."

"That's absurd!" Rosie exclaimed dramatically, feigning innocence. "You must have just lost it again!"

"Uh huh, sure~" Jimin swiftly kissed her on the cheek.

"You guys are so cute." Jennie cooed over the couple. "I can't wait until you two are actually married."

A few days later, Rosie and Jimin were enjoying dinner when they continued discussing wedding plans. "I talked to the priest about officiating our wedding." Jimin hummed through his bite of food. "And he apparently requires all couples to do a few sessions of premarital counseling. Something about wanting to make sure the couples he's bringing together have the absolute best chance of their love staying strong."

Jimin snorted a bit. "Well that is an interesting reason. If you want to do it, then let's do it. It's up to you."

And that's how they found themselves sitting across from Rosie's priest two weeks later. "There are a lot of topics that many couples neglect to discuss prior to being married that can then end up being some factors in their relationship falling apart. The point of premarital counseling is to bring the couple's attention to these topics and give them the opportunity to discuss them in an open, safe environment."

"Topics like what?" Rosie asked.

"Well, for starters, one of the simplest discussions that people tend to forget to have is children. Do you want children, how many children do you want, what discipline tactics do you want to use? Questions like this."

Rosie and Jimin looked at each other. There had been a brief discussion of children a few months prior, just a passing mention of something they would do with their future child should they have one, so they knew they were on the same page as far as wanting to have children, but they hadn't discussed it past that. "Well, we do both want children." Jimin responded. "As far as how many, I never actually thought about an exact number, because you hear all these stories about people who say they want a big family, then when they actually have a child, they decide they only want that one. Then on the flip side, people who say they only want one or two, then end up with an army. So, I would just be happy having a child, and then deciding the actual number later once we see what we're actually in for with our first."

Rosie, who was smiling at Jimin the entire time he spoke, then said, "I've always liked the idea of having at least three. It just seems like a good number. But I'd be okay with less or more too if we decide that's what's best."

They spent the rest of the session like that, with the priest bringing up important discussion topics and the two responding with their thoughts and feelings. They ended the first session with the knowledge they already had before: they shared pretty much the same values and beliefs, and any difference they did share weren't deal breakers.