The Art of Marriage
By Sweetpeas
@Sweetpeas (738)
Australia
March 25, 2007 3:20am CST
I found this in our local paper this week and thought i would share it with you all. Its a lovely little piece, let me know what you think. Thanks:)
The Art of Marriage
A good marriage must be created.
In the marriage the little things are the big things...
It is never being to old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say 'i love you' often.
It is the beauty of a loving, committed bond:
Emotional, social, spiritual, physical oneness.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is not only marrying the right person....
It is being the right partner.
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6 responses
@vebela (310)
• United States
27 Mar 07
That was very beautiful. Thank you very much for sharing that article. Being in a new marriage, and adjusting to everything that comes with it, sometimes I wonder why I got married to begin with. But, everything always works out, and I can't stay mad at my husband for very long. For one thing, my husband takes one of the lines in that poem literally. "It is never gonig to sleep angry." Whenever we get upset with each other, we spend maybe a few minutes cooling off, but we always talk it out and work through our feelings before we go to sleep. That's the one thing he demanded from me when we got married, and I am so happy he did.
I'm going to print this out and paste it in "my favorites" scrapbook. Again, thank you.
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@mansha (6298)
• India
27 Mar 07
though true but its a recipie and not the real thing. you can tell the real thing only of you taste it. I would say, marriage is just the will to adjust to live with a new person all your life, with his or her bad habits, lows and highs and colds and chickenpoxes and everything. If you can commit to see them through their bad breadths in the mornings you can survive the marriage, lol.
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
30 Mar 07
This is so lovely, and so true for a successful, healthy and happy marriage. I am married 30 years, and very happy. I can say I live by this posting. I have rated you a ++ for it, great posting. Thanks for sharing it.
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@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
25 Mar 07
If more couples would live like this there would practically be no divorce anymore. If we lived as open as this, our interpersonal skills would be so much better even with other people. Personal responsibility is a key thing that many desparately need. Do appreciate you sharing this today with all of Mylot.
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@spiritwolf52 (2300)
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25 Mar 07
Thanks for sharing the article. That's it in a nutshell. Reading this makes you wonder why so many people just want to live together. Marriage is a commitment, but such a lovely one. When you are married to the right person, your whole world is in balance. I have the right person and the right partner for me. I waited a long time for him and I cherish each and every day that we are together.
@Sweetpeas (738)
• Australia
25 Mar 07
Blessings to you and it is absolutely lovley to hear that you've found your right partner as I know exactly how that feels to be able to share all you are with each other and what a wonderful blessing it can be. Thankyou for sharing x
@lucky_witch (2707)
• Philippines
25 Mar 07
Wow that is such a wonderful piece... though it is not always easy to maintain those characters that we should have... there are certain situations which withhold us. Anyway if you really love each other then you will be able to accept each other and adjust to each others differences.
