What If You're Not Perfect?

"Husband!" I yelled, as I flew from the kitchen, through our dining room, and came careening to a halt before him in the living room.

He looked up at me placidly.  "Yes?"

"What if you're not perfect?" I asked, my voice full of the wonder and joy that comes with a new found revelation.

Husband looks at me, waiting patiently for me to finish my thought, and I choose to interpret the expression on his face in a fashion that amuses me most.  'I've been telling you this for four years,' his expression reads.  'How is it this is the first time you're considering the possibility?'

"What if this is all about me!?  What if I have an innate orientation toward, an internal framework for recognizing that, those areas which might be considered deficits or areas of suboptimal functioning are simply the trade-off for super optimal functioning in other areas?  And what if, because of my internal values, I am inclined to emphasize those areas because they're more important to me?  What if I only think you're perfect, but the reason I think you're perfect is because I more highly value your willingness to pursue your dreams and goals and the career you love than I do your being immediately available to engage in my mere whims whose sole purpose is self-entertainment?  What if I only think you're perfect because I value the things you invest in more than I value the things you don't?"

Husband smiled at me.  "I'm glad you like me," he said.

"So much," I tell him.  "So much!"