End Notes: Wedding Lessons

My husband and I attended a lovely wedding last night, in a room filled with long-time married couples. It struck me that really no other decision — not even the profession you choose — determines how your life plays out. You and a spouse or partner choose where to live, if and when to have children, what friends you’ll hang around with. When you marry you inherit a bunch of other family members. Even if you divorce, the marriage carries on its influence in the rest of your life, especially if you have children together. And at the beginning of a marriage, romantic love blinds you to the lifelong implications. Maybe that is a good thing/ Rebecca Nappi , End Notes. More here.

Question: Do you wonder when you attend a wedding of a young couple how long it will last?