I think I’ve mentioned before that Bald Man and I are a pretty good balance. One is a little more organized. I’m a little (read as—a lot) less so. One likes a schedule and expectations. I’m more willing to fly by the seat of my pants. One is bald. I’m not.
Sometimes I wonder, though, if we’re a little too balanced. Or, more accurately, if we’re not missing some features that would benefit us as a couple. Most often, I wonder how different our life would be if just one of us was a risk taker.
Our life, up to this point, has been pretty predictable. High school sweethearts, graduated from college, got married, bought a house, had kids. Still live and work within 15 minutes of where we lived when we met. Nothing bad, good actually, just nothing all that exciting.
We’ve had fantastic ideas, and sorta plans, to move across the ocean, adopt a child, travel, and so much more. And none of it has happened. It seems that, if it didn’t just come naturally and easily, neither of us has whatever it takes to really make it happen.
This is not at all to say that I’m not so very thankful for my life and marriage. I am. I just wonder who we would be at this point in our life if one of us was a bit more of a “breaking the mold” kind of person.
What personality attributes do you think might be missing from your marriage?
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