Helping myself

For years I went along with everything others thought as the right way to do everything. Normal for everybody, but for me it wasn't working out much good. So, I decided to better for myself and change my behavior and actions. Everything I do is now for my benefit first second and third then I start to think of others maybe. Careerwise it was easier than I expected as I got a long overdue promotion and it came with a transfer. Moved to another city a clean slate you could say, done my new job mainly to benefit me. But sometime there was benefit for me in helping another. Someone who was always senior to myself and could reward me for my help. My love life somewhat lacking before I moved, started to improve as I looked after myself and my date second. But the biggest improvement came when I married, I'd noticed a new girl start at my workplace normally it wouldn't have perked my interest. But I soon notice she was really connected to higher management somehow. Turn out she was the nice of the owner, a much-loved niece as he had no daughters of his own and looked upon her as the daughter he never had. Her mother deceased was the owner's sister and only sibling and with the death of his sister and her husband he had become her guardian. I saw a benefit to myself of getting on the right side of the boss by dating his niece and making sure she was happy. Dating her was fairly easy as she is on the plain side in looks and the bookish type. Would rather read a book than watch TV, but after several dates we became lovers. I was invited to dinner with boss and his family and soon noticed my status at work was higher than it was before. But getting her pregnant was my best action, it wasn't planned but happened. My response was to ask her to marry me, even before it was confirmed. Now several years later and two children of my own both girls have cemented my position in the family. Her uncle's two sons have 5 children between their families all boys. So, her uncle and especially his wife are very happy having grandnieces. My wife is also a great wife for me even without her connection to my boss, ever willing to please and easy to live with. I'd started skiing as easy way to improve my career thru connections but came love it and so does my wife. But with small children it limits your free time for such trips until they are older. Not in my case a very willing aunt always willing to have grandnieces stay over and a boss who make sure I get the time to ski mainly to please his wife. I surprised myself by not looking at other women, I firmly believe I already have the best woman for me as wife. My life did change slightly after my marriage, my priorities changed to be my wife, children then me.