What fascinates you lately?
This morning I left a lengthy comment on one of Fairweather Walker‘s posts about relationships. I’m not fascinated with this “lately”, I’ve been fascinated with this for years.
Probably since my own marriage ended when I was thirty-seven. Growing up, I never thought much about relationships because my parent’s was rock solid. No cause for concern.
But after I left my marriage, I became very interested in how couples stay together and why they split up. I remember talking to a coworker, who was old enough to be my mom, about how her first marriage had ended and why. She held nothing back and had lots of advice for then newly separated me.
I told her I’d love to write a coffee table book of real, short stories about why people’s marriages ended. Why am I obsessed with this? I don’t know.
Almost as interesting as why marriages fail, is why do they last? How do you stand living with this one person for decades, day in and day out? Are certain people more built for this?
Maybe the trick is not to overthink it. Or think about it at all. Just stay busy and carry on with life. If I delve more into this, I will have to do it anonymously lol.
But yep, people and relationships (the marital kind) are what fascinates me.
And besides that, I’m so happy to be back home. Still in bed. Summer is a wonder. I can’t stop saying that in my head when I look around at all the greenery and the sunshine and the flowers blooming.
I’m off now for the summer, although I still have one evaluation left to go over with a student. I’m going to use my mornings to workout, try this “get in the best shape of my life” thing. Also, give up sugar again.
I’m picking up the cheque from the lawyer this morning, the net proceeds from the sale of my rental property. I’m not sure how much I’ll end up with but the plan is to use it to go on a holiday or hopefully two. I know I should be investing the money but I’m in a YOLO mindset as tomorrow is not promised.
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