Kayla and I got married at the young age of 19 and just celebrated our 9-year anniversary. As much as marrying my high school sweetheart sounds like a fairy tale, it hasn’t always been happily ever after.

I love my wife more than I could ever imagine. She has pushed me further than I ever thought possible and each year my love for her deepens, but marriage is a roller coaster.

Filled with ups, downs and periods of expansion and contraction (much like the stock market).

It’s been a beautiful ride and we’ve both learned so much. There’s no way to distill everything into 9 lessons, but here are 9 that I’m thinking of today.

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