A GOOD MARRIAGE by Kimberly McCreight

“I never meant for any of this to happen.

And obviously, I didn’t kill anyone.
You know that. You know me better than anyone.

It’s so simple at the beginning.

You meet someone gorgeous and smart and funny. Somebody who’s better than you–you both know it, at least on some level. 
You fall in love with them. 
But you fall even more in love with their idea of you.
You feel lucky. Because you are lucky.

Then time passes.
You both change too much. You stay too much the same.
The truth worms its way out, and the horizon grows dark.
Eventually all you’re left with is somebody who sees you for who you really are. And sooner or later, they hold up a mirror and you’re forced to see for yourself.
And who the hell can live with that?

So you do what you can to survive.

You start looking for a fresh pair of eyes.”

Kindle, 2021