This week we attended a meeting and I heard a man compliment his wife by saying that he purposefully looked for someone to marry who was "High Yield and Low Maintenance," and he found her. He went on to explain that his wife gets things done and takes care of details while he is away at church meetings, and he doesn't have to worry about her at home. He meant it as a very nice thing to say.
I started thinking that this would be good advice for a son who has yet to choose a wife, along with other qualifications.
Then I thought about our marriage and whether I have been high yield and low maintenance. Ha! Memories come flooding back of when I have definitely been a high maintenance wife. (Making small things into big things, feeling overwhelmed, overreacting, my impatience, my high expectations....)
The definition of low maintenance is: requiring little work to keep in good condition.
I want to be steady, calm, predictable and faithful. I don't want my husband to have to worry about me. I want to be independent but not so independent that I don't need him anymore.
I like thinking about a thought or a sentence and chewing on it for a matter of days.
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