Really enjoyed this! Reading this, I was struck with how bad I am at performing coupledom, especially in the form of domestic bliss. Iām weeks away from my tenth wedding anniversary and here I am, 11:45 pm on a work night, microwaving a bowl of frozen edamame that (allegedly) expired in 2023. Thereās only so much the ālove of a good manā can do. But at last I put away some laundry earlier!
Iām so glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you so much for reading, Amira :)
āPerforming coupledomā really got me - what a phrase. Itās funny how being part of a couple starts to take on its own choreographyā¦ but now that I think about it, maybe us single ones we perform singledom too, right? Like we (as in: me, in this essay potensh) start leaning into the wine-and-laundry chaos, the āactually I like sleeping like a starfishā speech, etc. āSingleā us and ācoupleā us can start to be two character/personalities we try on, depending on our sense of self in the given momentā¦ which is why you microwaving (allegedly) expired soybeans (Iād eat them too, 100%) a few weeks out from your 10th anniversary (congratulations by the way!!!) is just sooo good - youāre yourself!
And youāre dead right - there really is only so much the ālove of a good manā can do, but Iām glad that the laundry bit can be taken care of hahah.
Gah! thank you for such a GREAT comment, it really got me thinking..! X x
Now Iām nosy! Which perfume do you use? š
Hehehe!! I wear Tom Ford Tabac Vanille - spenny but quite literally the best perfume in the world imho ! :D x x
Really enjoyed this! Reading this, I was struck with how bad I am at performing coupledom, especially in the form of domestic bliss. Iām weeks away from my tenth wedding anniversary and here I am, 11:45 pm on a work night, microwaving a bowl of frozen edamame that (allegedly) expired in 2023. Thereās only so much the ālove of a good manā can do. But at last I put away some laundry earlier!
Iām so glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you so much for reading, Amira :)
āPerforming coupledomā really got me - what a phrase. Itās funny how being part of a couple starts to take on its own choreographyā¦ but now that I think about it, maybe us single ones we perform singledom too, right? Like we (as in: me, in this essay potensh) start leaning into the wine-and-laundry chaos, the āactually I like sleeping like a starfishā speech, etc. āSingleā us and ācoupleā us can start to be two character/personalities we try on, depending on our sense of self in the given momentā¦ which is why you microwaving (allegedly) expired soybeans (Iād eat them too, 100%) a few weeks out from your 10th anniversary (congratulations by the way!!!) is just sooo good - youāre yourself!
And youāre dead right - there really is only so much the ālove of a good manā can do, but Iām glad that the laundry bit can be taken care of hahah.
Gah! thank you for such a GREAT comment, it really got me thinking..! X x
I appreciate your positive reframing of my weird habitsš Sorry for the late reply - for what itās worth, it was delicious and I didnāt die!