We’re all familiar with the idea of the grass being greener on the other side.  Someone else’s life is more fabulous, or more exciting, or just simply more desirable.  This definitely happens to marriages.  When I took to Facebook to do some crowd sourcing about spousal behaviors that are easier to compare, I got quite a response!  It confirmed my suspicion of how normal and easy it is to do.  I myself have experienced seeing Facebook statuses about spouses who have done all the dishes/put all the kids to sleep/ended World Hunger, and have experienced that little ping of “hmpf, must be nice.”

Today I’m over at Aish.com talking about how living in a world of disposables and upgrades affects how easily we compare our spouse to others, and what to do about that.  So head on over to read all about it.