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1134: What It Looks Like When You’re Happily Married (An Ode to My Wife) by Evan Marc Katz on Traits of a Good Marriage

Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting

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Romance Is Not a Mystery, Just Love

Our dumb culture tricks us into believing that romance is the suspense of not knowing whether some one loves you or not yet. Strong relationships operate with metronomic consistency. I will wake up every morning next to my wife. We have theatre tickets on wednesdays at the gefin and fridays at the taper. This year, we have no mystery, just love. How long can this glorious thing last? Your eyes sometimes seem to ask each other, you, for one, really hope this lasts a whole heck of a lot longer.

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