-Isms: Views on life in rural America

Recently, a friend and I had a conversation about relationships and whether we argue with our spouses. I found the topic humorous because A.) A press release landed in my inbox that day about the very topic and didn’t provide solid advice or facts; B.) Most arguments in our household are political in nature, usually ending when I fact check Scott’s rhetoric; and C.) We rarely have over-the-top arguments.

Occasionally, an intense conversation about business takes place, but those are at a minimum and never swerve out of control.

We’ve been together for 18 years and in that time, we’ve only had...