I’m pretty sure I was expecting marriage to get harder once kids were added to the mix.
The SMH today posts an article suggesting that most people assume having children will make them happier, and then being disappointed when this apparently doesn’t happen. Non-parents (so says the article) are happier than their with-childrened peers.
A new study into 1400 married couples found that about a third were kicking it in the “happiness” stakes. Why? How?
I quote: “Husbands and wives both ”benefit when they embrace an ethic of marital generosity that puts the welfare of their spouse first”
Now I don’t want to say “I told you so”, but this is a straight rip off from the bible’s wisdom. As is some of the other findings “express affection for each other”, “..forgive each other’s faults”,”…small acts of service”.
The issue, not to put too fine a point on it, is that people are fundamentally selfish. Marriage tends to amplify this selfishness and adding kids amplifies it some more.
So people, you’re not necessarily getting more awesome…so repent…and be happy.







