The Popcorn's Parley

One of the many interesting (and beloved) things I find about marriage is the never ending and on going discussions between a husband and wife that overlap daily life. Those topics my husband and I banter about in between the going to work, the taking kids to school, the bill paying, the church-going, the meetings, the endless errands of existence. It is a very private thing between us. We talk about things in a way we would never talk to other people in the ultra safe environment of the marital conversation "vault", to quote Seinfeld's George. We might bring something up at lunch on Monday, and not pick it up again 'til dinner Thursday. No intro to the conversation is needed, we just start chattering about it again and we know right where we left off. Some topics have gone on for years! Can you believe that? If we are out in public and something happens or a comment is made that reminds us of a recent topic, we catch each other's eyes and grin. No words needed, we "hear" what the other one is thinking by virtue of years and years of conversational closeness. Marriage has countless behind the scenes layers, this is just one of the treasured many.