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CoffeeMug said:What's the point of marriage if it's such hard work? I do hard work at work, why would I voluntarily sign up to do hard work at home too?
The same could be said of having children...or of going into medicine. Why volunteer to do something that's hard if you can do something easier?
Perhaps a better way to phrase it is this: Marriage takes work. It doesn't always come easy. Some mornings you will wake up, look at your partner as he's scratching his ass and think "What the hell was I thinking when I married this buffoon?" Other mornings, you'll wake up, see your partner scratching his ass and think "I am married to a crazy man who loves me more than anyone in the world. How lucky am I?" Most days, it will just be "Geez...do you have to do that in front of the kids?"
I don't often enjoy being married. In fact, if anything should happen to my husband, I can honestly say I will never get married again. BUT, there's something to be said for a person who loves me in spite of all my shortcomings and who is willing to support my efforts to become a doctor even though it meant that I had to move away from him & our children. He is busy whining this week because I won't be home this weekend. It's annoying, but I realize why he does it and I understand.
Anyway, I have to go deal with another childhood crisis over the phone.
Willow