[Old Professer]

I'm convinced that happiness is largely a function of personality (whether it's a result of nature or nurture I can't say). I'm one of those "naturally happy" people whose mood just defaults to being very happy unless something actively drags it down. It wasn't until I was married that I truly understood that not everybody is like that.

Just in case we don't hear from you in a while, does your wife lurk on FR?

[Physicist]

does your wife lurk on FR?

She's registered under the name of "Mrs. Physicist". But in fact, it's the mood difference between us that makes our relationship work. I pull her up, she brings me back to reality. Together, we neither wallow in misery nor fiddle while Rome burns.