Alexandra BogdanovicSomehow the idyllic existence I envisioned never quite came to pass, but aside from the occasional culinary disaster, my marriage wasn't bad.
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Idyllic existence means beautiful, adorable, wonderful, unforgettable. However, it doesn't mean perfect. Somehow, this idyllic existence I envisioned never quite came to pass, but aside from the occasional culinary disaster, my marriage wasn't bad. I guess what I was looking for was something that was perfect.
That isn't possible. If I wanted to be able to live with someone after knowing them for five years, then I should have married them before they got to know me. Marriage is a test of our ability to handle each other's faults and inconsistencies, not perfections.
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