Inspired by a thread in MPSIMS where a poster is about to be a father, I thought about love and the condition it has on me. The poster who wrote about his impending child ended his post by expressing his concern over the risk the birth will put on his wifes life. He stated:
I went on to tell him how much I could feel his pain, as my wife is at the top of my emotional food chain. Now working at home, she and I communicate much more in the course of a day…I love this. She has been my driving force for nearly ten years. We met in grad school and the rest is our own personal fairy tale.
Never has the idea of leaving or being without my wife entertained itself in my mind. This is clearly evidenced by our mutual desire to be next to one another as much as possible. I care about the projects she takes on at a professional level as well as at an emotional level. Last year she wanted to construct a fense around out garden (which is a large garden) I told her I’d get my tools and we’d be off. She quickly responded that SHE would get OUR tools and SHE would do the project on her own.
No problem, she knew where