The comments must come from the School for the Blind.
"#dateyourspouse"
Are there people in this world who have a positive reaction to such a hashtag? Is it just because I do not date my spouse that this hashtag makes me want to roll my eyes or throw up on P?
I just do not give a shit about her marriage and I don't understand why she thinks I or anyone else should. I don't want her marriage advice, as I do not admire or envy the one she has with Asa. I think they're stuck together because they have a daughter who is such a burden neither ever wants to carry it alone, plus their entire livelihood depends on them projecting an image of being happily married.
Not everybody gets babysitters for hours every week on the public's dime. Most people work to support their kids, not the other way around. Those of us who support ourselves through normal jobs with a normal relationship with our children might not have the time, energy, and money to "date" each other on a regular basis. I love my husband, and I don't need him to take me places so we can pretend we're 20 years younger. I know others feel differently, but having a small child has meant that "dating" isn't a main focus for us for this season in our lives.
Posts like this just feel like the person is trying to rub something in viewers faces. "Ooh, look at me, I'm in a happy marriage, here's some trite, unsolicited marriage advice, don't I just have a great life?" No. No, you don't. Nobody wants to be you. Nobody wants your life or your husband or your marriage--not even the two of you.
There's just something I find so creepy about such posts, not limited to Priscilla, because obviously there are a ton of people that for some reason use social media to talk about their partners in this gross, cringey way. "I'm in a blissful marriage. My spouse is sexually desirable. We have an active and satisfying sex life. I'm so lucky to have him/her." Who are they even talking to? Who are they trying to convince? Why is it of any interest to their friends, family, coworkers, casual acquaintances, etc how attractive they find their spouse? Gross. It's like a whole new level of PDA that never existed twenty years ago.