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My Traditionally Raised Husband Loves It When His Progressive Wife Cooks For Him
Our differences don’t mess up our decades-long marriage
When I married my husband, my friends and family and his friends and family did not think we would last because our backgrounds were so different.
My Spouse and I Don’t Match
Our overall values match, but our individual opinions do not. We are both engineering nerds who grew up too smart for our britches. We are both hard-working, honest people who, when we met, were ambitious and wanted the same things: someone to care for us as we made a life for ourselves — but our world views did not match.
We think differently about money, the goodness in people, and where to live. We are both feisty, opinionated people. We are still together because we want to be together.
My husband was raised in a traditional household. His father served in the military before landing a federal job and later owning a bowling alley. His mother, on the other hand, did not work outside the home, dedicating her time to caring for him, his brother, and sister. His upbringing was filled with typical family activities.
