Oh, well if you include living together than we were 22 and 23. Practically babies. I agree, marrying later in life seems like a good idea. Darn that biological/reproductive nature of ours.
If your culture's strategy for success involves having fewer children and having them later in life, don't expect to see an abundance of successful people over the next several generations. Or at least an abundance of people achieving success with that particular strategy.
I got married at 20, had my first kid at 21, and will be 44 when the last kid turns 18. I'm glad we did it that way, overall. Even with the troubles we've been through, I seriously doubt either of us would have been any happier or better off if we'd been apart during any of that time.
Originally Posted By: SouthernGirl
But yes, it is hard to reinvent yourself in front of someone who thinks he knows all your lines.
Yes it is. Until I learned a bit of improv and played off of the inevitable eye-rolls I got as I tried out the "new me". Enough of that and the sarcastic sneers that usually followed didn't happen, and then I could see that I had my audience eating out of my hand.
Now I just gotta keep my act fresh for the next 50 years...
Originally Posted By: SouthernGirl
We all like to think the script isn't written yet, we can make wild and exciting changes at any time we please, but when they happen we tend not to like them.
That's because someone else is writing them, don'tcha know?
a fine and enviable madness, this delusion that all questions have answers, and nothing is beyond the reach of a strong left arm.
