'If it means quacking for her, then do it'

Pardon me, but I will be honest here. After four weeks of solitude, I could not keep up at home alone until the woman of my house along with children came back from a one-month holiday.

My masculine solidarity was nothing without her at home. I was so happy to see her back and to this day, she walks with her head held high due to the confidence I instill in her.

Anyways back to reality and she is back home. However, it was imperative for her to go grocery shopping since there was literally nothing at home.

We both like home cooked food not only because she loves being in the kitchen but also home food makes us check on our calorie intake.

While shopping, she was on one corner of the hypermarket as I was on the other. We separated because we were running out of time. I actually was choosing some nice tomatoes as she came running to me that I thought something wrong had happened.

“I just realised that my handbag is the same colour as my scarf. Did you notice that before?” She asked with all the excitement drawn on her face.

I honestly was astonished to see that she came all the way to come and say this to me. I pretended to draw all my attention but many wires were running through my mind of ‘whats’ and ‘hows’.

“Oh wow, forgot to tell you that your handbag makes a great match for your scarf,” these words came out of my mouth just to make her happy. Indeed, for a small white lie, she was happy and we moved on.

Living peacefully is very important for a healthy and steady relationship. After all, it does not cost or harm anything as long as you are making your soulmate happy.

This reminds me of a scholar who said, “If it means quacking for her, then do it. Let other people see the chicken out of you. As long as she is happy, you become happy.”

After a great analysis, I come to realise that the reason why some couples fight and others end up in a more serious situation is only because they do not treasure or pick up interest in the smallest details of life.

At many times, it is the smallest thing that makes a huge difference. We should never underestimate the small things that are done by larger hearts out of love. This way we shall all live happily.

Divorce rates are highly increasing in the country. It is within our own power to avoid this because I believe that the moment we all say the “I do’s” we mean forever but somewhere somehow the journey stops right in the middle.

Understanding and communicating freely with each other is a great way to spice up relationships. These two go hand in hand.

My neighbour actually had to call it quits with his wife after a great blessing of welcoming their first-born. It was deeply painful to realise later that the reason behind it all was about ‘naming’ their daughter.

Both husband and wife had different names they had wished for her so the man as the man himself decided the birth certificate to be under the name he wanted. The wife on the other hand always dreamt of a particular name for their daughter.

Later on I asked myself what harm would it do if only he had given her a chance to name her according to what his wife wanted after all she went through thick and thin for nine months. However, an atom sized factor led to their divorce.

Maybe we ought to live with the small things because at the end of the journey it is what we shall remember the most. Everyone can buy flowers and chocolates but the little things you pay attention to on a daily basis are what count. Till then ...