Katharina Buczek
But, Other People Had Some Helpful Advice
“I don’t think any two people are ‘perfect’ for each other. I just got married in September– we have been together for seven years– and I have no regrets. But sometimes, when my husband does something I don’t like, I wonder if there’s someone out there who wouldn’t do things differently.”
“But then I think there are plenty of people who would be different in one small way. But in the end, they aren’t him, so it doesn’t matter.”
“I was 0% sure. We were 22-years-old, just out of college, and we had one of those 96-hour engagements where we got married at a courthouse and had a reception at the back in the woods lodge my mother-in-law worked at.”
“We have my mom screaming on the phone about what a mistake we were making, and her grandparents threatening to disown her over the whole thing.”
“We’ll be married 30 years this summer. And of this, I am certain: getting married back then, under those circumstances, was the single biggest determinant in both of us maturing into decisive, responsible stewards of our own fortunes.”
“And I am so, so glad we did that. There is nothing in my life which I am prouder than my marriage.”
“I used to believe that ‘when you know, you know,’ wasn’t relevant to people like me. I am a worrier. I overthink everything. My mind is never at peace.”
“That’s what I told myself when I married my first husband. It didn’t work out. Then, years after my divorce, I met the person who made me see that ‘when you know, you know,’ WAS for people like me, too. I’ve never doubted that he’s the right person for me. I just KNEW.”
