01/28/2026
"Those are the things I miss the most, the little idiosyncracies that made her my wife. She had the goods on me too. She knew all my little pecadillos. People call these things imperfections, but they're not. That's the good stuff. And then we get to choose who we let into our own little worlds. You're not perfect sport, and let me save you the suspense. This girl you met, she isn't perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other. That's the whole deal. That's what intimacy is all about." Dr. Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting, played by Robin Williams.
The only thing I would change about this quote is that whether you're perfect for each other is not something that is either true or not from the beginning. Rather, it is something you both become throughout your marriage. If you embrace your spouse and your marriage and keep your commitment each day, and the spouse does the same, you will become perfect for each other, even in your imperfections. The perfection you both seek is found in God alone, who ought to be at the center of your marriage anyway.
