They are both yawning. Fortunately, boredom is not a hazard of our marriage, but there have been inevitable incompatibilities. Despite these and other contentious moments, our marriage has had many more ups than downs. When we were young, we vowed that we would be lovers until we were eighty. Now that we're heading toward that decade, we intend to fulfill our promise to each other and then give ourselves the option of reevaluating in the light of circumstances.
Marriage is remarkably convenient.
If you feel like making love, you don't have to look around to see who's available. Sharing a bed also has other advantages. One of the deepest pleasures in life is cuddling up to a warm body on a cold night. Another advantage of being married is having someone with whom to eat breakfast, dinner, and, on weekends and holidays, lunch, even though we usually eat our first meal of the day hidden behind The New York Times and The Boston Globe . Unlike some couples we know, we never watch television during mealtimes unless there's a major international crisis that needs monitoring.