Enviable... and ordinary.

Those who are lucky enough to have HBO, be sure to tune in on Wednesday, October 14, 2010 for the premiere of the documentary Monica & David (pictured at the left, where their film won Best Documentary at the TriBeca Film Festival). The film tells the story of the couple's wedding and their first year of marriage - the beautiful (the scene in the trailer where Monica says her vows moved me deeply), the boring (doing chores), and most of all, the extremely ordinary nature of their lives.
Why is it so hard for us as a country to accept that when people love each other, they should marry and live together? Intimate relationships are our most natural supports; we should be encouraging everyone who is prepared to commit to another person, through the beautiful, the boring, and the extremely ordinary parts of life, to do so.
Remember every wedding you have ever attended - didn't the officiant ask all the guests to do what they could to help support the new couple? And didn't we promise to do so? I have- as my dear friends and family have helped my husband and me in our marriage.
Good luck to Monica and David... and to every other couple brave enough to take the leap.