On Happily-Ever-Afters

[nancyfulda]

It’s strange how certain conversations can stick with you. I was chatting in an online forum years ago, among good friends, when the topic turned to family relationships. A number of forum members shared difficult and distressing experiences from their personal lives. Then someone asked, a little wistfully, “Is there even such a thing as a normal

Comments

[rowyn]

It's probably worth noting that happiness is more like to lead to good relationships than that a relationship will lead to happiness, too. I think cause-and-effect gets confused in Hollywood versions. :/

[nancyfulda]

Ooh, excellent point. Worth noting and highlighting in fluorescent yellow and hanging up next to the bathroom mirror. :)