Lesson n. five from my Masters degree

Being married is surprisingly nice. I didn't really expect any changes in my life, but it seems like performing some symbolic act of bonding is, after all, not entirely pointless. It gives more weight to decisions and words, e.g. going on a date with my girlfriend vs. having a dinner with my wife.

It also adds an important constant, at least for me: there is a person I am going to be with until one of us dies, hopefully in a very long time. Everything else can only influence the circumstances, but not this fundamental truth. For a person with very few certain things in life, this is priceless.