Thank you for the well wishes Job and Bright. I hope you both have a wonderful new year!
Christmas with both of our families was very nice. My wife and I cooked several dishes together to bring to the parties… it was wonderful to be working together in the kitchen on a big project.
We both received some thoughtful Christmas gifts from the other. New year’s eve was a quiet night together at home. This was one of the rare years I didn’t have to wake my wife up at midnight!
I recently read the book "The Introvert Advantage". My wife and I both lean towards the introvert end of the scale, so it was an interesting read for me. I learned many things about myself, my wife, and our society in general. Did you know that extroverts outnumber introverts by 3 to 1? The bias of our culture can leave some introverts feeling uncomfortable in their own skin, or worse, like there is something wrong with them. The chapter regarding relationships rang so true to our "Innie-Innie" relationship.
If you or someone you love falls into this 25% minority, I highly recommend checking out this book. Especially if you’ve often felt like the odd duck, or like you didn’t quite “fit in” with the majority of extroverts. My wife is reading the book now.
Getting through something like we have over the last 4 years wasn’t easy, but I feel we both have gained so much for it. The comfort and closeness continues to build between us. It truly seems that things can only continue to get better as we move forward. A Mature Love! Gosh, I love my girl.
M: A really long time. Crisis: 5 years. She's still worth it.
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl
