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Lessons from 30 Years of Marriage — Part 2
The second act of a marriage with children
This is Part 2 of my three-part series with my lessons from 30 years of marriage. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, here you go:
The first act of your marriage is exciting. You have the honeymoon phase and spend years getting to know each other. You have so much fun exploring and experiencing things together as a couple.
You don’t know it yet, but you’ll never have quite that level of freedom ever again. The second act starts when you move past this initial glow and settle into a routine. It will really change if and when you decide to start a family.
My wife wanted children years before I did. I wanted to wait until I finished graduate school and landed my first real job. She was ready much sooner.
So, I did what most people would do. I got her a kitten. But, of course, it grew up to be a cat. Still some cuddles, but not quite like a kitten.
