Well said, again. Years ago, I took a human sexuality class. It was required for the degree I was working on I think it was also an excuse to show porn on college campus - but that is a whole ‘nother discussion.
The instructor hated it that I said we had a happy marriage. She said in class on numerous occasions that anyone who said they were happy in marriage were liars. I liked the instructor and spent some time talking to her. She’d been married 3 times, was a single mom, very unhappy woman. She also gave me my only B that semester. I think it was because I had a happy marriage. Scores on everything was high.
Stan and I are very happily married. I’m a songwriter and for our anniversary, I wrote a song called “We’re Not Lucky, We’re Blessed”. One of theses days, I’ll get it finished and post it. We have a studio in our home, so it gives me an opportunity to practice my perfectionism. ;-)
I had a smiliar class in college called "Courtship and Marriage". A methodist minister taught and brought up the "f" word and in the late 70's that was still kind of shocking. He kept saying it and claiming it held no meaning if we didn't allow it to. One day after really going on about it this older lady appeared at the back of the room (large lecture hall) and he stopped to introduce his wife, who was joining him for lunch that day.
One funny guy loudly said, "Professor, let's ask your wife what she thinks of our discussion about words and meanings"..... he replied, "Class dismissed!"