Middle Cyclone, by Neko Case (2009)

This tornado loves you

Long hours at work (plus two hours of commuting each day), busy lives with growing children, and the unspoken approach of middle age conspired to bring my marriage to a low point in 2010. We recovered, but in the process of recovering, I learned that my wife possessed qualities that I needed to emulate to be a better partner.

One of those qualities was …