Beginning a marriage is like any other new friendship, you start out thinking you don’t need anyone else in the world (whether consciously or otherwise). But eventually you will come to understand that its BECAUSE of the wholeness of being that comes as part of having all your friends that you fell in love with and married your spouse in the first place. I say its just growing pains Serene, not a big deal.

Onto the feelings of inadequacy. I understand this all too well. I would love to have some sage advice like, being that you and I are older than most choosing a career path might have something to do with the insecurity, or perhaps something deeper inside who we are, but honestly i feel the same way as you. For me the answer is to keep pushing through the rigors of choosing this new career path because otherwise I have no way to secure the future of my family. But for you I would certainly say the same thing applies, while you may not have a family to have to support per say. In other, FAR less soapboxy terms:

DAMN THE TORPEDO’S! FULL SPEED AHEAD!