1/20/03 QOTD - What was some the best advice you received about marriage?
Original post by natasha
On our honeymoon in Jamaica, we met a older couple. They were celebrating their 40 anniversary. They said to us: Instead of focusing on celebrating our anniversary, that we should focus on celebrating our honeymoon. They advised us to find the time and the money to take a vacation every year to celebrate our marriage. They said that one year, you may not be able to go abroad, but you can stay at a fancy hotel or inn for the weekend. My husband and I have vowed that we would take that advise.
dgtlsunshine
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Ours is the other way around. I am trying to tell hubby its not time to let himself go. My baby has gained so much weight. Its just more to love he tells me.
shamma
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I was out today, sharing my album with family so I missed participating in this lovely discussion, here is mine and hubby's contribution to the topic of the day.
1) Stop and think, and ask yourself, will this matter one year from today...taken from don't sweat the small stuff in Love
2) Don't take each other for granted
3) Show each other that you appreciate each other
4) Communicate, communicate, communicate
5) Never stop dating each other
6) Never let the honeymoon end
7) Keep friends and family out of your business
8) Do not part in anger
9) Always be the first to say you are sorry
10) Do not let the sun go down on your anger
11) A family that prays together stays together
12) Not only say I love you, show the other person by your actions
shamma
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I agree with the poster that said, you must have friends outside of the ones that you 2 share in common, you both need your alone time outside of each other
jms0176
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Keep your sense of humor. Our rabbi at our ceremony also told us to have patience.
michele31
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Always put your marriage first (that includes before your children)
Basically it means do not let anything divide the two of you. You need to spend time alone together or else you just beome 2 people who live in the same house. Also, in regards to children- do not be afraid to take a weekend away once in a while, put them to bed early sometimes and eat dinner by candlelight, stand by each other's decisions in front of the kids (one says yes to something, the other should honor it and discuss it in private later). The best thing you can give your children is happily married parents.
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I Love this post. Thanks for sharing all this great advice.
bearsbabe_113
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I didn't really get any advice from anybody! All I got was 'FINALLY' and 'I told you so' (from all my friend who told me that I had met my husband the first night I met Joe)!!
dkga1026
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bearsbabe LOL
we were both told to 'grin and bear it' most of the time...
