When I was single, I had to find someone I was taken with.
Same. I have / had very high standards, and a friend back them said that it would have to take a very special woman for me to marry.
But all this is making me wonder if I’ve settled—settled back then, and settling now from W.
I married W because in many respects, she was different. Or at least so I thought.
Devout Catholic? Yes. Has a heart for others? Yes. Smart / intelligent? Yes. Personable? Yes, or at least our personalities matched well.
I’ve dated / pursued women in the past who seemed like they were ‘princesses,’ wanting to be ‘saved’ or have an over-idealized view of marriage or men’s role in marriage. I remember thinking to myself that I wanted to treat a woman like a princess, but not marry one, if that makes sense.
But like I said, I thought she was different from other women. Maybe / maybe not.
