Happy Wife, Happy Life

I am no relationship expert. Show me an expert, and I will show you a liar.
I think who we are as people, is closely defined by the few meaningful relationships we have. I know my wife, Rohini, has helped me evolve into a better man. More patient, more generous and more selfless. Still a tad crazy, but there really is no cure for that.

I love the TED Talk piece by Ric Elias and the lessons he learned in 2009 when his plane crashed in the Hudson River. He has never had a fight with his wife after that event, because he learned to put his ego on hold. He advised that it is OK to let her win. That’s the norm in my home… and I try to follow it closely.

The “happy wife, happy life,” mantra is one I preach to my students, though the truth of the matter is that I find immense pleasure in pampering her. I do classify myself as the most difficult person to live with, and she has got to have a saintly aura for putting up with me. It took 24 years, but she has finally gotten me trained.

As Galway Kennell suggested – I just might be that special person who is wrong for her, but in just the right way!