A Practical Guide to Living Together and Not Losing Your Mind |
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Guest Essay
By Elizabeth Oldfield
Ms. Oldfield is a writer based in Britain.
Recently, I was away from home doing a series of book events on the East Coast of the United States. I came off a flight to a barrage of text messages. Back in Britain my husband was clearly drowning, exhausted from juggling two different school pickups and drop-offs, clashing after-school activities, major professional deadlines and moving furniture for building work. It was too late there to call, but when we did manage to connect the next day, I could immediately tell he was doing better. “The house canceled their plans and helped me,” he told me. “Ramsey lugged the wardrobes upstairs with me, Naomi took over my cooking slot and got the kids to bed, then they helped me prioritize and stop spinning out.”
I let out a long breath. “I love how we live,” I said.
I’m a married 41-year-old woman who lives with........