Strengthen your marriage through what you're already doing
Shani Leiman with Zivia Reischer
I may have married him for better or worse, but no one mentioned anything about a pandemic.
The extended period we’ve all had in our homes has caused us to put ourselves and our homes under a microscope. What’s good is very evident. But the cracks that used to annoy us occasionally (whether it’s the window shade that doesn’t really fit or a husband who spends more time playing video games than learning,) now look like gaping fissures.
What may also come into focus is the atmosphere in our homes. If I was the kid stuck in quarantine in my home, would I be happy? Would I be dreaming about going back to school, not out of any great love of academia, but just to get out of the house, away from my family? You and your spouse may feel stuck as well.
Several years ago, a family I know married off their oldest son. They were crazy about the kallah and couldn’t believe their good fortune. One day the son came to visit his parents, directly from one of his first Shabbosim with his in-laws. He mentioned in passing to his mom, “Wow, I can’t believe how nice they are to each other in that home!”
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