Counting a Marriage in Dog Years:
How Our Pets Save Us From Ourselves
7 min readSep 30, 2020
During the long and twisty road of my 27-year marriage, I’ve told many stories. Most are partial truths.
On social media, I’ve posted happy vacation moments, loving tributes and family portraits over the years. In person, I’ve had “can you believe it” drinks with friends, “this isn’t working” therapy sessions, and many…
