reaching and settling

In life, we constantly try to improve ourselves, our lives, our houses. We upgrade, modify, or all together change things to make our lives better.

In that vein, let me tell you the theory of reaching and settling. A popular TV show once said that in every relationship, one person is the reacher, or the one trying to upgrade, and the other is the settler, or the one who definitely lowered their standards.

In my marriage, I am definitely the reacher. Here are my reasons:

1.) Melissa gave birth to 7 kids, six of them naturally. She has survived Gangrene, MRSA, a pinched nerve, and my unnaturally funny jokes. And, despite all this torture which, let's face it, is originally my fault...she still loves me.

2.) Melissa's father hated me at first. Now, every daughter is her father's little girl, and despite this, she still loved me and knew from the get go we were to be married.

3.) She hates pizza. OK...let's face it...that last one is a deal breaker. I should kick her out of my house right now. And despite my unholy love for pizza, she puts up with it.

4.) She is the most beautiful woman in the world to me. I look like shi tzu...a bald shi tzu...

So, there you go. Melissa is definitely the settler. I am the reacher. But, that's OK. I will still stay married to her, despite her obvious lack of taste in men. Besides, tonight's pizza night!