John Y’s Musings from the Middle: Two guys talking about marriage…

Friend: “My wife and I have been married for over 40 years now. The bottom line is there are certain small things about my wife that I will never be able to change. And I stopped worrying about them. And there are things I do that irritate her that she will never change –and she has stopped worrying about them. And we have a really good life together.”

Me: “Rebecca and I have been together 27 years. I know you are right about accepting certain things about each other that have been that way since we met. 

But part of me hates to give up so easily after just 27 years.”