Every marriage, I suspect, faces periodic stress tests. When the alliance remains intact after the couple emerges from these experiences, it validates the union’s foundation. These moments tend not to pass lightly, even when the outcome is positive.
But there are also fleeting moments that are otherwise inconsequential, yet serve that same validating purpose. My wife and I were watching The Undoing, a plodding HBO miniseries about murder, betrayal, secrets, and lies. It’s one of those shows that doesn’t really let up on the misery. In one pivotal scene, Grace Fraser (Nicole Kidman) collapses in the middle of Central Park as the weight of her circumstances becomes too much to bear. Despite the gravity of the moment, my wife and I both reflexively exclaimed “down goes Frazier.”
I guess we’re good. Merry Christmas, all.