For many years, I’ve told couples I work with that being in long-term relationships is like taking a long journey by ship in a very small stateroom.
You know, the kind where the couch unfolds to be a bed, you have to step over your partner’s legs to get to the bathroom and there’s no place to stow the suitcases.
You have to find a way to stay calm, not drive each other crazy and enjoy the voyage. I’d never actually traveled by boat, so this was just my theory.