My qualifications for writing this book are limited. They include a Master’s degree in Psychology and a thesis about marriage, but that’s about it. The vast majority of any wisdom I have comes from approximately twenty five years of personal experience in the field of adult, opposite sex relationships. Like many people, I have occasionally (I wish I could say always but I’d be lying if I did) learned from my mistakes, and I’ve learned more about myself and what I want/need from what I haven’t gotten than from what I have. Also, like most of you, what I value, appreciate, desire and need from a partner is not the same now as it was twenty years ago.
I think we are now officially married. Obviously, I will support you in your career and get dinner on the table by the time you get home from a hard day at the tip-offering coalface. It will be covered in post-it notes saying life-affirming things AND spelling out the nutritional value of each meal. All I ask in return is that you don’t break the vegetable tray in the fridge.
By: womaninblack on February 3, 2009
at 11:27 pm