Life can be hard. There is no getting around it.
Whether it is the wedding stuff, work, or just the moments when everything caves, life is hard. It’s moments like this when I realize how hard marriage can be. There are perfect times when both people are in a good place, and life is full of joy. There are times where one person is hurting, but the other person is doing good. In those times, the two can take turns supporting each other and picking each other up, creating a functional seesaw.
Then there are the moments when neither of you are okay. The moments when the world is falling apart on all sides and all support seems to be gone. Those are the moments when you can either cling to each other or you can lose hold of each other and sink alone.
These are the choices that you have to make in a relationship and especially in a marriage. Sometimes it’s the harder choice to hold on and keep fighting. Sometimes you take a step backwards and have to relearn how to love each other. But that is what it means to have and to hold.
And there is no one else that I would rather hold onto for the rest of my life.