I love you...for right now.
My grandparents were married for over 50 years....that is a strong marriage. It stood the test of time, through sickness and in health ‘til death did them part. It’s sad that not all marriages today can be so strong. People get married and they do not know what they step into. That strong husband-wife connection that got our grandparents through everything has been replaced with the "oh well, I'm tired of him/her". Then you have that one partner that does more that their 50% and the other partner taken more than they give. This instant gratification generation (Jesse James) mixing with the newer is better (Tiger Woods) generation is going to leave their children with more families to visit during holidays and the headache of the every other weekend scramble. Where is the love people?
http://mylifelady.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-love-you-for-right-now.html
- Category: Family, Home, Self-Improvement
- Planted: 4th May
- Buzzed: 6 times in 1 year 39 weeks
I thought love and committment was gone, until I looked around.
I had begun to believe marriages in my generation did not endure; I had developed tunnel vision after I became one of “the divorced ones”.
Beginning to look around, I find myself surrounded by successful commitment.
At my 50 year high school reunion several couple have been together almost 40 years, many 20+ years; my brother, LeVaine and Barbara were married in 1965–44 years; my own second time round is 23 years!
Suddenly, I realize commitment and enduring marriage is still a reality.
http://l7641.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/day-of-love/
Great advice from Lifelady!
Love it - so true! How often have I debated what to disclose (if anything) and when. A subject rarely written about and so glad I found it.
http://onesingleyear.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/great-advice-from-lifelady/
I promise to love you...as long as I'm happy
Why is it that those generations "before" survived with their marriages in tact, and current generations have a better than 50% chance of divorce...and are likely to do it over and over again? How did we go from honoring "family and commitment" to honoring only what brings up pleasure right now. The answer to this nagging question is one word: COMMITMENT.
Marriage vows mean more than a party and a great dress. Marriage vows are effectively a business contract between the three individuals: the husband, the wife, and God. When you make a vow you are voluntarily telling your spouse in front of God what you are promising: that you will dedicate 100% of your affection and loyalty to them and them only as long as you are alive. Even beyond honoring our promises and becoming people who value our word, we need to put our focus on God: we are to focus on the love that Christ showed us and demonstrate THAT level of love and commitment to our spouse.
http://affaircare.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-promise-to-love-youas-long-as-im.html
Uneual Partnership
My marriage is not an equal partnership. Over the last several years, my husband has had to do more than his fair share in our marriage.
http://www.sugarfilledemotions.com/2010/06/unequal-partnership/
Love And Marriage
What exactly does marriage mean to you? Do you need a piece of paper from the government to confirm you are a couple? Do you require the blessing of a Church? Are you content to live with your partner and go no farther?
What makes your relationship tick? Where do you see your relationship heading in the future?
Here is my take on things.
http://knittingjourneymanredux.blogspot.com/2010/06/love-and-marriage.html
"How do you know when you're in love?"
A friend asked me this, how you know when you're in love. It took me a while, thinking about it, but I think I finally got it. The trouble with the question is the assumption that love is an easily definable thing, something to be measured.
The answer that I came up with isn't what you'll normally hear from people, it's all about substituting the word love with something that's a little less loaded.
http://modernsophist.com/how-do-you-know-when-youre-in-love/
