Stability / Instability / Chaos
Marriage is two people together, each always existing between stability, instability and chaos.
If a marriage handbook had been written, invisible ink is what would be used on the last page.
Disclaimer: This is not a test, this is the test. The test that is your permanent record. Modulation between bliss, smiles that feel like frowns, tears that neither flow, or stop, and rogue waves fueled by raging tempests patiently waiting to sweep you out to sea— is the rule, not the exception.
The exact same permanent record that your third grade teacher tried to whip you into shape with—except, this entry leaves an indelible mark.
We become us bound by an unbreakable sacrament.
The vows are made in a euphoric moment, but they are designed for end-of-the-world stress. When the torrential rain seems to never end and the ship takes on water, the stubbornness of the vows is the bilge pump that keeps you afloat until calmer seas prevail.
She can be a wreck and I can hold us together. I can suffer a hull breech and she keeps the ship on course.
You may ask yourself. Is this love?
It is not.
This is the consequence of love.
