Friends, and mama! There are a couple of sexual references in this piece that you might not wish to read. Da pwanes are still tigh-tigh. I make this remark as our rental car approaches Glasgow Airport. It is not quite 5:00AM, but since we’re in Northern Europe in late spring, it is already half-light outside. It is June 2001, and Elizabeth and I are at the end of our Scottish honeymoon, getting ready to catch the first in a series of flights home to California. I have seen that no aircraft are moving on the tarmac yet and have made an observation to that effect -- in baby talk.
Hugo - I always enjoy reading your pieces, as you are a fantastic communicator with written words. This one, however, gave me some much-needed insight about why I have been happily married for almost 30 years - and also some clues about why there have been times when I have not been happy in this marriage.
Your ability to take apart and examine yourself has always been remarkable - and I especially appreciate that this piece carries no flavor of self-castigation that I can see. I wish you continued and growing contentment with yourself, in whatever relational circumstances.
What an analytical & courageous approach to share with your readers.
I’ll be with my husband 25 years in March ‘24. I have no clue behind how or why. All I know is, I am with him because I want to and not because I have to.
Hugo - I always enjoy reading your pieces, as you are a fantastic communicator with written words. This one, however, gave me some much-needed insight about why I have been happily married for almost 30 years - and also some clues about why there have been times when I have not been happy in this marriage.
Your ability to take apart and examine yourself has always been remarkable - and I especially appreciate that this piece carries no flavor of self-castigation that I can see. I wish you continued and growing contentment with yourself, in whatever relational circumstances.
Thank you so much, my dear old friend!
Hugo,
What an analytical & courageous approach to share with your readers.
I’ll be with my husband 25 years in March ‘24. I have no clue behind how or why. All I know is, I am with him because I want to and not because I have to.
I love that!