I felt pressure to make our first Christmas as newlyweds special. My wife helped me realize that just being together is enough.
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Leading up to the holiday season, I felt pressure to make our first Christmas together special. However, my fears ended up being unfounded because, like the loving wife she is, Taryn listened and asked me what would make our holiday feel special.
We decided to focus on creating memories together. I'm most excited to wake up on Christmas and have a private gift exchange. Seeing Taryn open her gift will bring me irreplaceable joy.
Romanticizing our first holiday was great in theory until it became a pressure cooker for perfection - decidedly unromantic. But in the process of reframing my mindset, I found that there was still magic and romance for the taking.
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