Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for February 10, 2011
Transcript:
Wally: I think your sister and Phil are happy with things just the way THEY ARE. Wally: They each have their own lives..they see each other when it's convenient... Wally: It's SIMPLE and UNCOMPLICATED. It sounds PERFECT to me!! Wally: Other than what WE have... Joan: Nice save. You have peanut butter in your hair.
I’ve been married for over 20 years, my brother for a bit less, my sister and my other brother have lived with their respective mates for a similar amount of time. I see no difference in commitment or type of relationship. Here the absolute norm is that people live together for a while before getting (well, or not getting) married, I and hubby only lived together for a year before marriage and that’s a very short time for Iceland, and well, the other Nordic countries as well.