My Imperfect Husband is Perfect For Me

As I sit frustrated at yet another night that my husband HAS to watch the Red Wings game, I start to think, ‘so what’?

When I started dating my husband, I knew that he was head over heels for the Red Wings, so why is it frustrating to me that he has kept up that dedication?

Most days, I come home from work exhausted! However, I make sure to save some energy for my toddler at home. Dinner has to be made, dishes cleaned, clothes put away, bathes to be taken, and toys to be straightened up.

This is my thing – I am a bit of a control freak.

Most days, my husband and I are on the same page, until something comes up – like a Wings game, or a new technology feature in our house, or a light bulb to be changed (that turns into changing all the light bulbs in the entire room!) 

This is his thing – he gets something in his head, and he does not stop until it is complete.

When we first met, I thought this was one of the greatest things about him: his dedication. However, when you are tired and get woken up at 2 am because your husband is still installing under cabinet lighting that HAD to be done at that very moment, it can be exhausting.

All that aside, if that is the one thing that I have to put up with, I should consider myself blessed.  I have a husband who constantly makes sure the house is updated and well put together.  I have a husband who owns his own company and works tirelessly every day to make sure it succeeds. I have a husband who chooses to spend the little time he has away from his work with his family, instead of golfing. I have a husband who plays with his daughter like she is his little sidekick.  I have a husband who, even when I am feeling my worst, can make me feel like the most beautiful person in the whole world.

I have a husband who may not be perfect, but he is absolutely, without a doubt, perfect for me.

He makes me laugh in the middle of a hard cry. He makes me smile when I am fuming mad. He knows when to be there, and when to give me space. He knows me. He knows me more than I know myself sometimes, and I love him every second, of every minute, of every day for it.

As much as I nag and expect things done a certain way, I have to accept that my husband is his own person. He does things over and above what most husbands are expected to do. He is the love of my life, and I couldn’t ask for a better partner to raise our children, run our household, and grow with.

He will always be my person and deserves a big ‘THANK YOU’ just for being there and doing all that he can.