There are no individuals in the world only fragments of families
Every marriage is a battle between two families struggling to reproduce themselves.
If we can abandon our missionary zeal we have less chance of being eaten by cannibals.
When there are kids involved, there's no such thing as divorce.
As much as I would miss my wife if she were to die, I would miss what we are together even more. Our "we-ness," our "us-ness."
Once it's established that we are a team, I can demand of you and expect you to demand of me. Life without pain is an addiction and the fantasy of perpetual happiness is like the "delusion of fusion."