I must add also that I was not eavesdropping, but it was extremely difficult not to pay attention, especially when the issues that were aired just sort of pointed in my direction. More so, I had to cover my daughter’s ears with both of my hands – I did not her to hear the explicitly modified and unrated vocabulary terms. The sounds of the couple’s argument freely reverberated on my eardrums, echoed repeatedly in the fluid mass that covers my brain, bounced off the inside of my skull and left brain, and then landed on the right side of my brain.
I am left-handed and I figured that it was only appropriate that I talk to my wife. Who could have known? I was basically, according to scientific studies, in my right mind and could not have possibly gone wrong – and my wife agreed.I heard, during the duration of the couple’s argument, that they married to become one and sacrifices had to be made. These people should have not shunned mathematics in grammar school – 1 plus 1 equals 2.I did not marry wife to become “one” with her; and she certainly does not want be “one” with me. I married my wife because I fell in love with her and she married me because she agreed with me – I thank her for doing so. We do follow certain societal expectations and work together to meet the “the required marriage obligations.” We have clearly defined “dos” and “don’ts.” And yes, during times of uncertainty, we talk. As far as my marriage is concerned, it is fun, happy, and unpredictable.During our discussion last weekend, she maintained her being and I did the same. We have very little in common. She is a full-fledged practicing Protestant and I am an embryonic Catholic. She is reserved and I am – well, you are reading this. She maintains her last name as I do.However, despite the fact that our differences have been proven so many times to be grounds for wars of words, separations, and eventually divorces, my wife and I have one thing in common that that has continued to keep us together – we do not expect anything more than that which got us married in the first place. We love each other and enjoy our differences. We are not one but we are happily married.If you are married, be happy with your spouse – attempting to be one with him or her would be a sacrifice that you had not intended. If you are not married, enjoy life but do not hurt others in the process. Be happy!
