For the first time in a long time, my wife and I went out together. We saw He’s Just Not That Into You at the local Bowie movie theater and then closed out the evening with a meal at Chipotle. It was like we were back in college again!
I rediscovered something about our relationship that goes beyond our marriage. I married her because she is my best friend. I can tell her anything and she can tell me anything. The thing that astounds me more than anything else is that she will listen to me. Anyone who has spent any time with me know I love to talk. So it is a rather heroic thing on her part to put-up with my professorial perspectives on the world (That goes double for my blog readers).
I love her because she sticks it out with me no matter what I want to do. I love her because she is fearless in her career choices. She took the biggest risk by deciding to stay home with our kids. I love her for that and for taking an extra-ordinary interest in making our son and daughter sources of positive influence in the world.
I probably don’t say it enough to make a day-to-day difference, but I love her for all the things that I am not. Selfless, kind, thoughtful, and tender.
That night out at the movies brought our entire life in to sharp focus for me. My wife is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I do not regret for one moment the decision to marry her, the life we have chosen, or the challenges that will face us in the future.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Beckha.
