In his dreams he sees a mansion, flanked by rows of old-growth trees, fenced by sturdy brickwork, gated by imposing wrought iron spiked by gold.
In his dreams, he sees a driveway that spells out the expectation of his wealth. He envisions sprawling gardens, floors of endless rooms, and lavish halls, and a multi-car abode.
In his dreams he sees the pools, the tennis courts, the deck, the dock, the boat.
In her dreams she sees a cottage on the edge of forest, amidst the rolling meadows heading into dunes and shore.
In her dreams she sees the cozy rooms, the closeness of the furnishing, the softness of the rugs upon the cool slates of the floor.
And when he shares his dreams and scoffs at hers and tells her that she dreams “far too small,” she knows that their shared one won’t go where they’d thought it would, before.
For the Crimsons Creative Challenge
Na'ama Yehuda 
And I wonder how many couples start their lives with such incompatible dreams, how much locking horns and roaring to demand their dream is the one they should work for.
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Exactly! I was thinking of how infatuation sometimes masks very real differences in dreams, aspirations, abilities, personalities, expectations, styles and more … My view is that couples would do well to see couple’s counseling BEFORE marriage … Not because they’re broken, but because it may well help them to not BE broken …
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Excellent advice.
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🙂 Me love having my advice be told ’tis excellent … 😉
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Oh, I think that’s something shared by us all 🙂
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Indeed … (ducking. … ) 😉
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