The love we always wanted
And there it wasWaiting for us all alongReal loveHands held tightlyLips pressed tenderlyForgiveness given freelyJoy accessed easily
Read MoreAm I the right wife for you still?
I am flesh and bone and fallible. You knew this when you said yes.I am passion and obsession and emotion. You knew this when you asked me to wed.I am soft and hard and driven. You whispered that you loved this about me when we were young.
Read MoreI Vaguely Recall Marrying for Love
The thing about marrying for love is that you will inevitably have to exist in that world following "ever after". The great unknown, and the place where the story continues past what some people to be the only fairy tale worthy stuff. But then again... I'm pretty sure Cinderella found out too late she had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in common with the Prince and (because she was raised by flaky mystical tree fairies) Sleeping Beauty made for an awkward addition to royal society.
Read MoreI’ll Never Love My Husband the Way I Loved Him
The other day I got into the most interesting conversation with women who were older than me. They said something so disheartening, that they would never love their current husbands the way in which they loved a particular guy from
Read MoreI Resent My Husband’s Need to Cuddle
Instead of understanding his view and respecting his feelings, I resented his needs and frustrations. He recentlyjoked about me focusing on "Me Time", "Quiet Time", "Study Time", "Alone Time" but there was very little "Husband Time”. It is hard being married to Renaissance woman. It requires true co-parenting and often times he is doing more than his fair share.
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