“I’m thinking marriage as a buffer”

FROM the vantage point of having been married for 27 years, I see marriage, or at least mine, as a big hold-all.

(Ok. If I must: one of those classic checked plasticised hold-alls that are used for storage or laundry. You know, the foldable ones you buy in pound shops.)

So there you have it — my view of marriage: a hold-all. Servicable. Strong. With everything in it. Chores, errands, love, appointments, sex, chat, fights.