re: Is anyone else happily married to someone you love and generally happy in life?

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but i just can't blame people for not wanting to move away from their parents and the rest of their family and friends for a 20% raise.

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To me it was a lot more than just nominal dollar raise.

It's better healthcare
Better schools
Better economic environment as a whole
Better tax environment (Louisiana is so bad in this dept)
Less risk of catastrophic loss due to natural disaster (Louisiana is frickED from an insurance standpoint if another decent storm passes through any time soon. Over 10% of homeowners are on Citizen's now and I would bet my networth they are not capitalized properly if we have another 2020 or 2021.)


Oh and for me (and many I know who have left for tx recently) it was more like a 50% raise. I had been looking for a new job for nearly a year in nola and got a few bites on my resume but the opportunities just weren't there. My first week in my new city I had 4 interviews and 3 offers. I ended up taking the lowest offer because the fit seemed (and has been) great. It was a revelation to see what a real market was like lol.

?? my wife is my life. Love her to death. Be 30 years soon.

Just saw this thread, my wife is awesome.

Mrs. Tantal and I have never had an argument. Total smoke show and pleasant 100% of the time. I am blessed.

Yes. Marrying my wife is the best decision I ever made. We are at times like ships in the night between work and kids, but we live in a peaceful and loving home filled with little kids. I have to remind myself from time to time right now is as good as it’s gets.

We didn’t bother to set up a TV in the new house when we moved a couple years ago. My grandparents used to admonish us that tv would rot our brains. I don’t think that is true TV can be great for the brain, but it is absolute trash for your emotional well being. I attribute a lot of the good in our house from simply not having a tv to turn on.

Been married to my wife for 20 yrs. We are both happy now, I wasn't for a while. But I grew up, stopped being selfish, and holding grudges. I find that once I stopped with all that shite, I truly became happy. Taking care of them, and making their lives easier is something I am good at and really enjoy doing. Being angry, and unhappy takes too much energy, energy I just don't have anymore. I'd rather spend what energy I do have with my family and making them happy. I find happiness in that.

Yes, and for a long time. Very most of the time but not always. Marry your best friend, and good things happen...has been my experience.

Yes my wife is awesome.

she gets on my nerves some times but god knows i get on hers.

overall never been happier.

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Being angry, and unhappy takes too much energy, energy I just don't have anymore. I'd rather spend what energy I do have with my family and making them happy. I find happiness in that.

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my wife holds resentment (and rightfully so) towards my parents for showing favoritism to my nieces and nephew over my daughter and gets mad at them frequently but i live by this rule. she thinks i'm OK with the favoritism because i don't get mad when in reality i'm trying to help her realize she'll be happier if she just lets it go and focuses on our daughter.

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Happy after 19 years of marriage checking in.

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Ditto

27 years here. Still happy.