This conversation went on for literally 2 hours. Yes, friends, 2 hours! At 4am in the morning, we went to bed. He slept, only after making sure that I was asleep.
The following week, he told me that having a change of scenario to break the routine would make me feel better. He took me on a week long vacation. That acted as the definitive point when I turned the page and got rid of the anxiety and postpartum blues forever.
This happened 9 years ago. I have an intense affection for him, just thinking about this incident and how much he empathized with me during some of my troubling periods.
Obviously, he isn’t this empathetic all the time. But even if he is empathetic just during a few defining moments, the mileage from that goes a long time in marriage. Empathy goes a long way.
And, we had cereal for breakfast.
