Girl on girl Family — with benefits I’m one of those people lucky enough to have a marriage with benefits. No, I’m not talking about THOSE benefits.
I’m talking about the benefit of gaining new family members. The thing is, suddenly having new family members is a lot like the benefits you get when you open a new account or stay at a hotel: The benefits are there; it’s up to you if you choose to take advantage of them.
It can be easy to feel the strain of loyalty when you get married. “Why should I commit any time and energy to these new people?
I already don’t have enough bandwidth to attend to my own family,” you might say to yourself. But it isn’t really a matter of whether or not you “should.” It’s a matter of whether or not doing so is