Faith is one of only two things in mankind's consciousness that defies discussion. The other is one's marriage.
When we sat down to eat I took inventory of the people in the room, and the remnants of my good mood evaporated when I realized how very little I had in common with them _ the career dads, the responsible and diligent moms _ and I was soon filled with dread and loneliness. I locked in on the smug feeling of superiority that married couples give off and that permeated the air _ the shared assumptions, the sweet and contented apathy, it all lingered everywhere _ despite the absence in the room of anyone single at which to aim this.
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When we sat down to eat I took inventory of the people in the room, and the remnants of my good mood evaporated when I realized how very little I had in common with them _ the career dads, the responsible and diligent moms _ and I was soon filled with dread and loneliness. I locked in on the smug feeling of superiority that married couples give off and that permeated the air _ the shared assumptions, the sweet and contented apathy, it all lingered everywhere _ despite the absence in the room of anyone single at which to aim this.
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