It feels surreal.
However, like all marriages it’s been both tough and a cakewalk. As I sit and type this blog piece while simultaneously recalling how the past year has been, I am both nervous and excited about the years that lie ahead.
Marriage is tough. It’s actually a tad bit tougher than other relationships in your life because they are mostly the one’s you’re born with, the remaining are the ones you choose and some you let go with time. It’s only marriage that both amuses and scares you from time to time. It’s amusing because you may be annoyed at that person to the degree that you wouldn’t want to see their face and the next thing you know, you’ve just made up. Most often than not, without the apologies. You simply make up.
It’s scary because you realise how that one person begins to influence your life and decisions, something that doesn’t happen in a jolt but is a subtle process. Also, how you begin to get habitual of that person, their presence, their scent. Everything. That sense of proximity is fascinating.
Prashant and I have come a long way in this one year and we have a long way to go still. Yet, this day seems like a milestone and I understand the logic behind celebrating marriage anniversaries now! It does seem like an accomplishement when you look back at all the fights, arguments and that face sitting right beside you. Hahaha!
You’ll never find anyone claiming that marraige is easy but a lot of people will say it’s worth it. That is the truth. There are moments when it all comes together, when the two of you are just happy to be around and people around you are comfortable. That, my friend is worthwhile. That feeling will come and go but it’s fulfilling for as long as it stays.
If you ask me what’s changed in the past one year, I’d say we have learned to realise our mistakes sooner than we used to. Taking it one step at a time!
Miss Whimsical 