My husband and I grew up in two entirely different worlds. He refers to his as "Gotham City" and mine as "The Nunnery." He remembers mostly being beaten and told he was "incorrigible." He asks "How was it living in a sheltered, naive, uneventful world?"
While it's true we did have vastly different experiences growing up, I'm not a child any longer and I am responsible for my own attitude and actions. He prefers to "explain" his behavior by looking at his past. I, on the other hand, prefer to believe God is taking care of me and shields me from a lot of things I don't need to experience. You can imagine how this makes for interesting "discussions."
While we grow in our relationship, it is interesting to discover all the differences we have. He isn't a snuggler. I am. He likes to watch car shows on TV; I like movies plus the Gilmores. We both like Law and Order though. He doesn't like to go out to movies very much; I love a good movie (Ratatouille for example). I like to cook at home; he likes to eat out. He likes to watch the evening news; I think it's depressing. And the worse thing of all - He likes the Simpsons. (Yuk)
Some things we DO have in common. We both like Disney. We are both involved in decorating the house, and we both have mustangs. Is this enough to keep us together? We actually do have more than these things, but, as I am learning, this is a man that I am enjoying learning about. I think it's work the effort.
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