grateful that I waited almost 5 years to get my “engagement” ring (also not for nothing we were broke when we eloped but hey man marry your best friend!!!!!)
My wife and I met in high school and have been dating since; this past weekend was our 17th year anniversary. One of the benefits of dating for 9 years before getting married was that we knew each other so, so well. When we went to go do pre-marital counseling (which we loved and recommended) our counselor told us outright: “We don’t need 8 sessions with you guys, maybe only 2.” Turns out when you’re with someone for long enough and truly know them, you avoid a lot of the catastrophic surprises you might often find in marriage a few months into it. I’m not saying don’t go and get married quick, I’m just saying spending time beforehand and investing in that relationship properly will help to future-proof a lot of potentially difficult arguments / issues up the road.
hallucinated. meditated extremely deeply. Fell asleep at one point and awoke to all my extremities freezing cold. went home and had the best sleep of my life. made me realize we should all be taking intentional time for ourselves every day. 10/10 will repeat
