When you see us on social media and from the outside, Alex and I are a perfect couple. Many parents write to me asking about our relationship, how we found a balance as a couple after children, and how we compromise when it comes to raising our kids. Although we are on the same page on many aspects of parenting and education — and life (!), not everyone is “crazy” enough to sell everything and travel the world full time — Alex and I are certainly not immune to the daily difficulties of parenting and marriage.

We are a normal couple: we argue, sometimes we hurt each other unintentionally or even on purpose, we often don't understand each other, we don't talk for hours or even days — living and working together 24/7 doesn't make conflict resolution easier, but over the years we have certainly learnt to let go faster. We have also become better at finding our imperfect balance, at apologizing, at acknowledging when we are wrong, at accepting the other's mistakes, at taking a step towards each other, at having less resentment, at making up faster.