The Best and Worst Parts of Being Married
The best thing about being married is that you are constantly learning, and loving the things you learn about your spouse. If you’ve picked the right person, you’ve found that they are constantly evolving in their outlook on life, love and everything in between. For the selfish brat in you, it’s time to rejoice because you reap the benefits of the homegrown perspective.
For example, my wife has learned that I’m a flighty, spur-of-the-moment writer. As we approach our second wedding anniversary, I am amazed at how much she has grown to love and admire that about me. Maybe she still hates it, but she’s so much better at questioning me about my motivations to write, and extending patience when the inspiration falls down on me.
And I return, hope that I have grown to admire the patient and measured way that she conducts her business in our home and in her professional life. She is a woman of class and grace, and I’ve learned that planning and dedication to a task or two is much better than a sprawling hive of ideas coming to life but never to fruition. She is so organized, so meticulous, so everything I used to buck, but now can’t live without. Every single day, I am impressed more than I was the day before. Seriously.
That’s the best part. The worst part? Occasionally, you have to get off of your lazy behind and show it. And not just with a flowery blog post, but with some chores and some other stuff around the house that have been sitting for weeks unattended.
And if that’s the worst part of marriage, you can guess that life with the one you love ain’t so bad.
