Where did the bliss go? Maybe the glow of youth went out at a time that no one can mark exactly, or maybe it went slowly like a trick birthday candle.
My parents' wedding pictures are of a particular interest to me. My parents used to be so..cool. And that coolness has clearly diminished into the type of marriage that happens when you have kids. My parents used to have fun together, and there's a great picture of this at their wedding shower where you can tell that my dad took my mom by surprise and scooped her up. Does having kids suck the spontaneity out of life?
One of my sets of grandparents are as lively as they ever were. They travel the world and when their birthdays come around, they don't get embarrassed and refuse to celebrate - they have multiple birthday parties, and have started counting their ages backwards. They're the poster-couple for spontaneity and life. Can every couple be like that? Or are they the exception, like the couples from He's Just Not That Into You? If there's any hope in the world for couples, I'm going to look to them for how I want to be when I'm old and withering - exploring like a fake hip and hearing aids don't matter.
Peace and Love,
yourgotogirl
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