On Being Married
...and they lived happily ever after. Okay, but what did that really look like? The boy gets the girl and they ride off into the sunset, but then what? No one ever tells you what a truly happy marriage is about. It's not about the end of the love story in a movie, it's about all the stuff that happens after that sunset. It's about... Repeating favorite one-liners from movies and songs, all the time. Doing the laundry and never folding it. Cooking, hopefully together like we do in our house. Cleaning the kitchen and taking out the trash. Talking about mundane things from your day. Funny pet names. Silly grade school humor, including fart jokes. Riding in the car and not talking for miles. Being comfortable in silence together. Having someone to travel with. Adjusting bra straps and sinching up suspenders. Accepting the clutter and the habits of the one you love. R