Dissonant Complacency

What does it take to be truly happy?

It's an interesting though, happiness. What is happiness? When is anything ever enough. As humans, I don't think we're capable of complete happiness. There is always a desire for more. A bigger house... a nice car... more DVDs... more friends?

What's your addiction?

I take happiness in any form.

It's been interesting, being married, because you get to understand life from the other side of the fence. Growing up, what you understand of love is passion. When passion fades, what you normally are left with is two young broken hearts.

I think I had dated for long enough to know what I was looking for in a companion, and I think I was mature enough to understand that marriage doesn't survive on passion alone (though it's certainly nice to have). What you need is Satisfaction. And Understanding. The Satisfaction that you have everything you're going to need in a companion. And the Understanding that no one else will put up with your shit the way she does.

So, while you wonder whether or not you can do any better, the answer is no, but your catch is pretty good to begin with.

Wow, that felt good, I haven't sworn in a post in a while...

Dedicated to Jake, who came and fixed the malfunctioning Muratec F-300 whilst narrating his life to me.