Taking the plunge: Marriage conversations
When I first told friends that David and I were having serious marriage conversations, I expected smiles and congratulations. Instead I observed raised eyebrows and puzzled frowns.
My friends’ first question is understandable. “He lives in Arkansas. You have another two years in New York before you finish your doctoral course work. Won’t you be engaged forever?”
“No,” I reply, “we’ll go ahead and get married next year and just live apart for a while. It will be tough, but temporary.”
“Why get married then? What’s the point?”