Growing old together... with Wii?

The Wii was supposedly one of the most gifted items this past holiday season. That was certainly the case in the Hwang/Hsiao household. Mark's parents and my parents BOTH ended up getting us a set of Wii (+ extra games) and Mark had gotten me the Wii Fit game as part of my present as well (hinting that I should work out more...). So, of course, Mark and I have been pretty obsessed with this ingenious entertainment for the last couple of weeks (it's a great distraction from wedding planning). Sometimes we stay up till the wee (no pun intended) hours of the night playing ping pong (Wii Sports game) against each other; other times we race each other collecting coins in race cars (Mario Super Kart game - I suck at this game).

The most addictive one to-date, though, has been the Wii Fit game. First and foremost, it pronounces my Wii Fit age as an impressive 48, thanks to my lack of coordination and balance. Apparently, Mark is my junior at age 41. Sadness. With ages comparable to those a generation above us, we decided it was time to get fit, via Wii Fit. So, we battle it out in balance games like soccer (I recently passed the 300 pt mark!!), table tilting (you have to see it to get it), and exercises like the yoga tree pose.

Is this what Mark and I are going to be doing up until we get very very old? As a marketer, the beauty of the Wii is the amazing number of new "category" users the game has brought, from the traditional young kids to old seniors who host Wii Tennis tournaments in senior homes! And yes, I can see Mark and I continuing to compete against each other in Wii games (I continue to kick his a*s in boxing while he slaughters me in tennis) until we are in our 80s.

That's the thing about marriage. With the engagement, the future between us seemed to have extended to the far, far distant. It was no longer a 6-month or 1-year view forward; we started looking at our plans in the next 3-5 years, 10 years, 20 years. Most of it are, of course, unknowns, but there is something comforting in knowing that there is someone you love so much that you will grow grey hair with. Maybe I will continue to kick his a*s in boxing and he with me in tennis when we are 85. Or maybe not.