A heated argument in marriage story

This is the one thing I have never been able to shake off. It’s a strong argument for not talking about your personal life at all in public. 

 

The problem with this is that people will assume you’re not going to be nice to them on a daily basis, or that you won’t want to talk about your personal life with them if they ask you something. 

 

That can make it hard to get couples married and stay married, because people will take their relationship for granted and it’s harder to bring up divorce when it doesn’t feel like your relationship is special enough without being discussed.

 

So I would like to say: Please do have conversations about your private lives with anyone you can, even if it doesn’t feel natural or comfortable. 

 

Real human beings are actually much more interesting than any online persona you can create on the internet (though there are still a lot of people who are horrible at socializing). 

 

Getting married is not a one-time thing, you may want to talk about this in the future — but please don't worry too much about how much it will affect how people perceive you as a person.