At first, I thought about just turning it off. I intended to escape this pressure, not dwell on it. And then, they made me smile. I could relate...far more than the first time I saw the show. In a good way, too. As each episode passed and Paul and Jamie took their steps along their journey, I went with them, letting go bit by bit of my own struggle. By the end, with a lump in my throat, I realized something. All this time, I've been so aware of what we're lacking that I've totally missed what we already have: each other.
If there is one thing going right in my life, it's my marriage. If you were to ask me to describe it or to tell you why or when or how or even if, I couldn't. It simply comes down to loving the other person, and Paul puts it perfectly when he says, "I just really...I love you...is the thing." In a period of complete unknown, that is the one thing of which I am certain, and I'd be a fool to take it for granted.
Furthermore, the more I watch Mad About You, the more I appreciate it. Sure, it's a silly TV sitcom. But it's the closest representation of a real marriage I've ever seen - funny and boring and ironic and messy and confusing and wonderful - and I love them for that.
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A love like that will get you through anything! Thank you so much for sharing this.
Mad about you is rather more clever and witty than most American sitcoms.
Also, yes, this is the thing. Even if we never have a child, I will be happy with Dave. That's a lovely thing to be able to say.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm love you honey
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