A Good Marriage

by Kimberly McCreight

You fall in love with them. But you fall even more in love with their idea of you. You feel lucky. Because you are lucky.

And our diligence had served us similarly: it was the rope we used to pull ourselves up—and also to hang ourselves by.

“That’s the hardest part about marriage, isn’t it?” Zach went on. “Somebody else’s problems become your own. It doesn’t always feel fair.”

“Forgiveness is a side effect of love,” he said finally. And sadly, almost. “If you are going to be married, share the ups and downs of life. What other choice is there?”