Posted on 08/21/2010 5:56:58 AM PDT by markomalley
The fact that my wife puts up with all of my crap is undeniable, irrefutable proof that God exists, and that He is a great God indeed.
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Having watched MANY marriages over the years, the successful ones determine who's good at what and settle on specific tasks. I don't see anything wrong with this.
Marry someone who is really very pleasent.
I’ve been married for nearly 35 years.
Sometimes it feels like 5 minutes...
...under water.
:)
4. Marry someone who makes you laugh. Laughter is essential to life and marriage.
How come my wife is always saying “Don’t make me laugh”
The Chinese say a man marries a woman hoping she won’t change and a woman marries a man hoping she can change him.
LOL! I think that may be a different issue. :)
I don’t know how many times in the early days that I was mad enough at my husband to consider violence...and then he’d make me laugh. I used to tell him, just because you made me laugh does NOT mean that I’m not still mad at you.
The two keys to successful marriage: wine and babies.
“The Chinese say a man marries a woman hoping she won’t change and a woman marries a man hoping she can change him.”
I had a girlfriend like that once. She kept trying to change me and yet kept saying how much she loved me.
When we broke up I informed her that she most certainly did not love me, she loved the man that she hoped to change me into.
One of the best statements on marriage I’ve ever read! Surely is my experience as well!
I often tell her this, that after the gift of His Son and Calvary, the greatest proof of His love is she.
Thanks!
arlis
“Any man who gets married twice deserves his first wife” - Groucho.
In that line of thought: “Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.”
Two words: Marry well.
Has nothing to do with wealth, personal possessions or earnings, and everything to do with character.
Getting married is like buying a new car. After the new wears off you still have the payments.
My ex-mother-in-law told me two things.
1) Love is blind, marriage is an eye opener
2) which hand are you asking for in marriage? The one she never lifts a finger on; or the one she always has out for a handout?:)
My advice has always been:
If you want to find out if you two will make through the long haul, do at least two things together:
1) A renovation project which isn’t on paper and takes a long time...
2) Go on a camping trip...in a tent...with no stove...
You survive this, you’ll survive anything...
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