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performing happiness

The hardest conversation in a long marriage isn’t about betrayal or money. It’s the one where you finally say ‘I’ve been performing happiness for so long I don’t remember when it stopped being real’ and you both have to sit in the silence of wondering how many years that covers.

GSAP Staff / March 23, 2026

The silence was deafening. As the words hung in the air, a lifetime of unspoken emotions rippled through the room. For Sarah and Mark, this...

I’m 42 and last Tuesday my daughter said ‘mom you always seem so happy’ and I smiled and said thank you but what I wanted to say was that I’ve been performing happiness for so long that I genuinely can’t remember what the real version felt like anymore

GSAP Staff / March 23, 2026

At 42, I’ve become adept at portraying happiness, a skill I’ve honed over the years. Last Tuesday, my daughter’s simple observation – “Mom, you always...