
{"id":2417,"date":"2019-04-25T10:34:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T10:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/things-ive-learned-from-marriage-that-have-made-me-a-better-scientist\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T13:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:18:52","slug":"things-ive-learned-from-marriage-that-have-made-me-a-better-scientist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/things-ive-learned-from-marriage-that-have-made-me-a-better-scientist","title":{"rendered":"Things I&#8217;ve learned from marriage that have made me a better scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt;\">It\u2019s hard to believe that Josh and I will be celebrating two years of marriage this year! It seems like just yesterday we were planning the wedding, and moving to New Zealand to start life together as a married couple. It\u2019s amazing how fast time flies! And I&#8217;m no marriage-guru (<i>hello,\u00a0<\/i>it&#8217;s only been\u00a0<i>two<\/i>\u00a0years), but I&#8217;ve learned a few BIG lessons in these two years that have made me a better person, wife, and scientist.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\">Communication skills<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt;\">\u200bNo matter how smart they are, how much they love you, or how many years you have known your significant other&#8230; they cannot read your mind. And that is much like your lab partners, your professors, your advisors, and really anyone you work with. You need to have a good relationship with those mentioned above and to constantly communicate &#8212; be it when you are happy with results, upset that you didn&#8217;t get a grant, or frustrated about whatever. They can&#8217;t just\u00a0<i>guess<\/i>\u00a0how you are feeling. I used to get frustrated when hubby didn&#8217;t know how I felt about [x] topic but it dawned on me <span class=\"msoIns\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: teal;\"><ins cite=\"mailto:Andrea%20Hayward\" datetime=\"2019-04-25T11:34\">\u2013 <\/ins><\/span><\/span>I had never verbally told him, just thought it and assumed he knew. Communicating is the key to good relationships: so\u00a0<i>talk!<\/i><br \/>\n\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\">Know yourself and your worth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt;\">\u200bYou have to really know\u00a0<i>yourself<\/i>\u00a0before you try to understand someone else. Marriage is one of the biggest forms of compromise and vulnerability&#8230; but you can&#8217;t let that other person define you (and vice versa). You have to be your own person. The same goes for not letting your academic life completely define who you are. You are not your project. AAAAAAND it&#8217;s okay not to always talk about science and indulge in hobbies.<br \/>\n\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\">Never stop learning<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt;\">Marriage is a constant learning experience. And so is life! One thing I love about my career is that I am constantly learning something new and look forward to that every day I wake up. As scientists, we are driven by curiosity and passion &#8212; and that&#8217;s what drives my marriage, too. I&#8217;ve learned to not only be open to new ideas and ways of doing things, but to do it all with passion.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\">Detours are inevitable<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt;\">Not everything will go as planned, and that\u2019s okay.\u00a0I\u2019m a planner down to the deepest fibers of my being, and the more information I have to plan anything, the better. But as we all know, you can make plans A-Z and\u00a0<i>none<\/i>\u00a0of them may \u00a0come to fruition. In marriage and science, you sometimes just have to roll with the punches and I&#8217;m a big believer that when good things fall apart,\u00a0<i>better\u00a0<\/i>things come together.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\">Stay in your own lane<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt;\">\u200bYou do what works for you. Be it your marriage, career, or anything else.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\">Your opinion is always valid<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt;\">Enough said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\">The struggle is worth it<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt;\">Let the struggles bring you closer together, not tear you apart. Work it out together. Overwhelmed? Take a load off together. Let your spouse help you and vice versa. And hey! The same works with your support group and any collaborators you are working with for your career or academic life. Enjoy them outside of the lab or field or boardroom. It&#8217;s nice to get away from the constant pressure. \u200bBeing a scientist can be tough and is not smooth sailing &#8211; but the struggle will be worth it at the end.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to the next diploma\/graduation! Thanks for always supporting me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt;\">I can&#8217;t comprehend how much we&#8217;ve done in two short years &#8211; new jobs for both of us, our first apartment, and so many travels!\u00a0I am thankful every single day for the life we live, and for who I get to live it with. Happy Anniversary, J!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\">Marriage has taught me so much,\u00a0but I still have so much more to learn!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez (<\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcmsharksxx\"><i>@mcmsharksxx<\/i><\/a><i>) is the Founder of the The Fins United Initiative.\u00a0This story was published on May 10, 2018, on Melissa\u2019s\u00a0<\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/melissacristinamarquez.weebly.com\/\"><i>blog<\/i><\/a> <i>(available\u00a0<\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/melissacristinamarquez.weebly.com\/blog\/things-that-marriage-has-taught-me-that-have-made-me-a-better-scientist\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i>) and has been republished here with her permission.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that Josh and I will be celebrating two years of marriage this year! 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