{"id":1367,"date":"2022-01-01T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=1367"},"modified":"2022-01-01T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T20:00:11","slug":"for-better-or-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2022\/01\/01\/for-better-or-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"For Better or Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n

For Better or Worse<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think you
\nshould
\nbegin the
\nNew Year
\nwith a
\nwedding.<\/p>\n

There is
\nSomeone
\nyou may have
\nbeen
\noverlooking
\nwho is perfect
\nfor you,<\/p>\n

in spite of
\nyour all too
\nfrequent
\nopinion that
\nthey\u2019re not
\ngood enough.<\/p>\n

Trust me
\nwhen I say
\nthat your
\nspouse,
\nif you\u2019re already
\nmarried,
\nwill be delighted
\nby the prospect
\nof a beautiful
\nbigamy.<\/p>\n

Take those
\nvows,
\nyou know
\nthe ones
\nI\u2019m talking about:<\/p>\n

For better
\nor worse,
\nricher
\nor poorer,
\nin sickness
\nor in health.<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s
\nthe thing:<\/p>\n

You won\u2019t be
\nparted by
\ndeath.<\/p>\n

Have fun
\nwith it.
\nElope!
\nExchange gifts,
\ngo on a two-week
\nhoneymoon.<\/p>\n

Begin 2022
\nwith a
\nwedding.<\/p>\n

Marry
\nyour own
\ngorgeous
\nSelf.<\/p>\n

(Photo by James Coleman; Unsplash)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  For Better or Worse I think you should begin the New Year with a wedding. There is Someone you may have been overlooking who is perfect for you, in spite of your all too frequent opinion that they\u2019re not good enough. Trust me when I say that your spouse, if you\u2019re already married, will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t