So, the next time you feel like your own life is a bit of a muddle, remember Paul’s early marriage. It wasn’t the headline—but it was essential. It gave him a story to tell, and a heart to beat behind the laughter.
And that’s the inspiring truth: your own “first wife” moments—the jobs you left, the loves that faded, the plans that flopped—are not mistakes. They are the raw, hilarious, beautiful material of a life well lived. So go ahead, laugh at the detours, and be curious about the ones you’ll never see on Wikipedia. Life is funnier that way.
