We know the upside of marriage. What we do not often hear is the price we pay for that upside, so here is some straight talk on that price:
LOSS OF VARIETY...the spice of life...sexually, and to some extent, intellctually, psychologically, emotionally
LOSS OF SPONTANEITY...off the cuff spontaneous activities are harder to pull off when there are two involved, not one...rare that two will feel spontaneous about the same thing at the same time
LOSS OF SURPRISE...an offshoot of less variety...greater familiarity, more known, "knew you'd say that"
LOSS OF CHANGING COURSE...harder to change your mind when another is dependent on your living up to your word
CONFLICTING PRIORITIES..."I think this is more important," "We can't do this without first doing that"
NEED FOR MORE SCHEDULING...free wheeling upsetting to planner type
LOSS OF UNQUESTIONED BEHAVIOR... "Why'd you say that, you should've said this," "Can't understand why you would do that"
DOUBLE THE BURDENS...of psychological pressures, worries, fears
UNDESIRED RELATIVES...'nuff said
Small price to pay for that upside, yes?
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