The Reality

You’ll notice in the photo at the top of this post that my wedding ring is still missing a diamond. I wear that as a badge of honor, and I don't think I will be getting it replaced. I don’t need no stinkin’ diamond to know that my marriage is strong. What is in a diamond, anyway? I’d rather embrace real life. And when you think about it, this is really the perfect analogy for marriage: it may be flawed, it make lose some of its sparkle from time to time, but the foundation–the ring, the structure, the core–remains intact.

Or maybe it means I’m lazy and cheap and don’t want to drive to a jewelry store.

I’ll have to think on that.