2025-09-02
So that happened! I met a Mediterranean woman on July 7th this year and we really clicked. She fits into my life like a puzzle piece I didn't even know was missing. The kids love her and when they met her they didn't want to let her leave. Suddenly we realised that she had de facto moved in, and we decided that she should cancel the contract for her flat and move in.
And we decided to get married. A citizenship thing, y'know: I wanted to be a Mediterranean too! She has a Finnish citizenship already and qualifies for a Swedish one by virtue of having lived here for a couple of years. The Nordics is a very union.
So we got married, but now people tell me that there's no such thing as a "Mediterranean" citizenship. Apparently there's no "Mediterranea" but "The Mediterranean" which is an ocean of all things. Who'd've thought? Well, I guess that dream is dead despite my wife often claiming that I'm a "very Mediterranean person". I'll have to settle for a life with a beautiful, intelligent, empathetic woman who matches me perfectly. Could've done worse, all things considered.
-- CC0 Björn Wärmedal