Feathers, Football and Forbidden Favorites

Every year, right about now, the same quiet panic sets in. Football is about to take my co-viewer for six months, and the shows we love are piling up. So I do what any reasonable woman would do. I run a campaign.

Head Over Heels

One morning, mildly annoyed and full of attitude, I said a curt goodbye, walked out of the bedroom, and tumbled down the stairs. What happened next is why I love him.

Back That Thang Up

It started with Hubby backing into a parking space I would have pulled straight into. That one moment sent me down a rabbit hole of all the little everyday differences between men and women.

The Long Way Around

Sometimes the real love story is not chemistry, history, or timing. Sometimes it is becoming true friends after life changes you both.

The Room

Fifteen years after hearing a metaphor that marriage about being in a room together forever, I was stunned. I understand it very differently now.

The Toilet Paper Story

A strange part of marriage is realizing the many invisible habits people carry into a home – and how two versions of “normal” slowly become something shared.

Understanding vs. Winning

Two people are having the same argument. One is trying to be understood. The other is trying to win. That can damage a relationship.

This Is Not By Accident

We rode and checked in together, then intentionally sat on opposite sides of the nail salon. Marriage has taught us that closeness doesn’t always look the same.

15

Fifteen years in, I’ve learned that marriage is less about grand gestures and more about staying, softening, growing, and choosing each other again and again.