Two of A Kind

This blog excerpt was taken from our store: Leather-Moccasins. To read the entire article please click here.

My husband and I will be married 15 years this fall, and we were together for three years before that. It’s incredible how quickly those years can fly by... especially when they’re happy ones.

As a long-term couple, one of the things we’ve noticed is that our mutual influence on one another can manifest itself unintentionally in amusing ways. Here is our deep, dark secret:

Sometimes, we match our outfits. It’s totally by accident, and that’s what makes it so funny. We’ll prepare separately for an outing or special event, then reconvene and realize we’re both wearing the same colors or similar clothing combinations. At this point, one of us decides to change, or else we just embrace it and face the world like rock stars with stylists who coordinate their wardrobes.

Increasingly, we are choosing to embrace it. Does this make us charming, or cheesy? I suspect perhaps both. Either way, however, there’s comfort in knowing that your partner is like the corresponding shoe to your mutual pair. Opposite, yet matching. Two of a kind. Is that so wrong? Continue reading...