We’re Well on Our Way to Becoming “That” Couple
But that’s fine with me
“Look what I got us,” my husband said with a sneaky smile as he met me back in the park where our kids were playing.
Our car was in for repairs, and we were hanging out in the big city while we waited.
“I got them half price at the second-hand shop,” he said the words to my heart language. “But they’re brand new!”
He proudly pulled matching white Puma sneakers out of the plastic t-shirt bag. “They had your size and mine so I said I’d take them both.”
Matching shoes now, and next, we could have matching couple t-shirts, a shared Facebook account (nah, let’s not get crazy), and start wearing matching fanny packs on family vacations.
It’s a slippery slope.
As we hurtle toward middle age, we could turn into “that” couple my younger self would label “cringe.”
“Try them on,” he said.
They were so comfortable, a perfect fit.
I smiled at the unexpected surprise. “Love them,” I said.
For almost ten years we’ve been each other’s person. Like any couple, we can drive each other crazy. Like any two people, we’re very different.
We’re not perfect. But we’re a comfortable fit, riding out the ups and downs of life side-by-side as we wear-in some half-price matching kicks.
I’ll take it.
