Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

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Friday, September 6, 2024

Sticking Together

Desiree and I have been watching Married at First Sight, a reality series that follows a social experiment where complete strangers are matched by a team of relationship experts, including psychologists, sociologists, and spiritual advisors, and agree to marry upon meeting for the first time. The couples meet for the first time at the altar, where they exchange vows.

Most often, the couples struggle with one issue or another before tearing apart in the end. After watching an episode, Desiree and I discussed the obvious failure of most couples to either compromise or fully commit emotionally to one another.

“I’m glad that’s not us,” I remarked. “We stick together.”

“We do,” she said. “Our love is Gorilla Tape.”

—Mitchell Hegman

2 comments:

  1. How did all those mail order brides in East Helena manage to stick it out all those years?

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    1. They not only made it work; they thrived. I'm sure they pushed through some trying days.

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