This thing called marriage.

No one talks about the unnecessary arguments. No one talks about the irritations. No one talks about the sudden disgust for everything your partner does. No one talks about the nagging, the complaints. No one talks about how the person begins to piss you off. 

No one talks about how he or she doesn't look attractive anymore. No one talks about how it feels like you have a stranger in your house.

No body talks about how he or she can't provide the usual anymore, and how we can't cope with it. Nobody talks about the storms that come. The sickness, the brokeness. 

So we don't prepare for these things. And when the storm comes, we believe it to be the end.

But there's always a calm after every storm. 

There's always imperfections. There's always that strangeness. There's always time for everything that I mentioned. The hurricane is strong enough to carry you, but when you and your partner are well prepared, you'll be stronger and you'll win.

Eunice Idowo