I experienced a huge dose of reality after returning from our honeymoon and immersing ourselves into the daily routines of married life.

I discovered my husband is weird. 

He did not like the brussel sprouts and broccoli I prepared for dinner, especially combined together.  My family loves this combination of vegetables covered in buttered bread crumbs and spices.  

Weird Man

As he cleaned up the dinner dishes, he threw the scraps in the garbage rather than the garbage disposal.

Weird Again

When I went into the bathroom to prepare for bed that night, there were wet towels on the floor and a hard crusty open tube of toothpaste sitting on the counter. 

Weird Once More

When we climbed into bed for the evening to snuggle - he passed gas and threw the covers over my head. 

Amazingly Weird

At the end of the week, we had to sit down for the first time together and pay bills.  His desire was to pay them all at once so they were taken care of for the month.  My desire was to break them up over the course of the month and put reminders on the calendar for the due dates of the remaining bills.

Double Weird

It doesn’t take long after the honeymoon to discover that your spouse does things quite differently than you do.

You’re Normal - They’re Not

It now becomes a mission in life to point out all the little flaws that are growing daily into big ones, so your spouse can correct them and become normal again.

Like You

Over the years, normalness continues to diminish until you believe the person you married resembles an alien monster, and you have to flee for your life to save your sanity.  The strange thing is - their eyes are still the same, their hair, their smile, and the person on the inside. 

Who’s weird now?