Essays

On late marriage

The maple trees my father planted on his property right after I was born are now more than 60 years old.

They are magnificent. And startling. It's sobering that I myself have lived long enough for a tree to turn into something so impressive.

Certainly, some things take a long time to mature. But when it comes to marriage endurance isn't automatically a virtue.

 


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