We are happy

We have sex. At first several times a day, then several times a week, then several times at the weekend, then once a week. We both enjoy it, we assure each other, we’re just having less of it because there’s a lot to do, we’re stressed out, you’ve got to see your friends every once in a while.

We are beautiful. We are doing well. We like our bodies, our own and each other’s, others think we’re a good-looking couple. We are happy. We are what people call happy. We are what everyone we know calls happy. We have got what everyone wants, we do what everyone does. We have a total of €53,374.43 in the bank and could make a down payment on an apartment, a small one, and then pay off the mortgage, slowly, once we both got secure, permanent positions; they would need to be permanent for the credit rating, they would be secure because of our education, our friendly, reliable demeanour and our experience. We could take maternity leave, Germany is a civilised country that makes it possible for young parents to be young parents without severe financial repercussions, at least to begin with, not so much later on. Having a family is significantly more expensive than starting one, and after maternity leave your career is generally over, but you don’t tell them that, not the children, because they wouldn’t understand, and not the young parents, because they don’t care about that at the moment. To them you say: That’s wonderful.