" I really don't believe these sorts of 'ruminations' are very helpful to any but one's own self."

Ouch! It's interesting that of all the things I have written on Medium, you find this one to be unhelpful! Yet, it is the story that most resonated of all my work--with 2.2K views at latest count. Numbers may not be important, but they reflect the interest of young people in how some of us oldsters have navigated the challenges of marriage.