Ray Barone’s funny line goes, “You wake up, she’s there. You come back from work, she’s there. You fall asleep, she’s there.You eat dinner, she’s there.” At first it sounds like a complaint, but he adds, “I mean, I know that sounds like a bad thing, but it’s not.” For many couples, the comfort of “always being there” is the real gift of marriage. It’s the quiet security of having someone who’s not going anywhere, even on the toughest days.
