Good Husbands

by Cate Ray

Sometimes, before you do something really big, it helps to make yourself small. That way, if it all goes wrong, you’re not an easy target.

I can’t help the way I’m wired. Ultimately, I’m a selfish being, just like everyone else.

I tend to encounter the same faces, and we always do the same thing: ignore each other.

“What can I do to convince you?” he asks. “Isn’t my word enough?” It is when we marry. A simple I do suffices, seals the deal. Yet now words don’t seem enough—not nearly enough.