HAPPY WIFE, HAPPY LIFE

Early in our marriage, my husband would come home exhausted from work and I’d be exhausted from the kids. We were both tired and cranky, and we often ended up arguing. It got to a point where I worried we were on the verge of divorce. The day I realized it, I asked myself, “Am

I the person I would want to come home to?” I began greeting him with a smile and kiss instead of complaining about my day. He’d smile back and we’d talk calmly. We still have our differences, but one small change in attitude saved our marriage forever. —Phyllis Verderame State College, Pennsylvania