Odd math

I am pretty sure the happiest couples I know are the ones who have their own lives to live as well as  their family life.  Expecting another human being to fill all your wants and needs is asking the impossible.  Eventually there is going to be resentment on one or both parts.

It is easier to see the value of something when there is a little space between you.    If you get too close all you can see are the pores, the holes, the imperfections, or you begin to believe you are really one person.  As romantic as that sounds it literally isn't true and one of you will end up realizing it before the other.

The couples I see that seem both content and happy treasure their time together because it isn't all the time.  

Life isn't all about another person.  Making the other person happy should be a joyful experience.  It is a necessary part of any relationship, but it can't be the primary goal in life. 

There are sacrifices loving couples make. There is me time and there is our time.  It is the complex variety and skill at handling all of this that seems to produce the best relationships.

In the end, two wholes make a better whole than two halves.