Every marriage has its ups and downs. And every couple should recognize their wrongs and improve them.
Many of us have done the wonderful effort, including Stephanie and her dear hubby. And that is so amazing.
But, what if we, or you, haven’t found the best way to get along with your marriage very well?
You DO want to save it and live with it ’til the end of time.
So here’s what you’ll do: save your marriage by revealing the secrets on how to make it work. Hope they help you.
And, happy 9th anniversary to both of you, Stephanie and hubby.
[...] Happy Anniversary to both of you…It’s so nice to read your story today. I linked you up in my blog entry. Hope you like it! [...]
Thanks for the comment and for the link. Your blog is great!
[...] Busting a Gut!!! Did anyone see that? There was an anonymous comment in my post below that had a link attached. I followed the link. I couldn’t believe my eyes!!! There is a post there taking you to familyesque blog/webpage. It is a darling blog with lots of fun tips and links and it linked back to my blog citing my marriage as a saved marriage.Imagine that. My husband and I, the poster children for a saved marriage. I about died. If any of you knew us personally, well, you would laugh. We aren’t exactly the “ideal”, but hey, we try!So being the queen of marriage that I am, I thought I would give you all a few *pearls of wisdom that we have learned during our nine years of wedded bliss. -When you are mad, throwing your husbands underwear on the front lawn for the neighbors to inspect is NOT a good idea. Unless you plan on moving in the next year, expect this to be brought up at EVERY church function you attend.-It is never a good idea for a son-in-law to tell his wife’s mother that she has a wide butt.-If your wife says she won’t cook beets, she won’t. No amount of pleading, begging and whining will get you there. It will inevitably end up being shredded when she throws it under the lawn mower you are pushing.-Telling your husband “No s3x for you” when you are playing a game of Settlers of C@tan and he isn’t giving you the cards you want, only works the FIRST time.-When you are arguing, NEVER, EVER tape your wife so that she knows what she sounds like.-When your husband has exceeded his hours playing computer games, there are better ways to solve it than taking his games into the back yard and destroying them with a little tool we like to call a hatchet.-When you are mad and having a glaring contest, whatever you do, keep your smile under control. If you don’t, you will both end up in peals of laughter and forget what it was in the first place that you were arguing about. Stinking laughter.-Therapy, lots and lots of therapy.In all seriousness, I love my husband. We both have traits that we could live without and we both do things that drive each other crazy. But at the base of it all, we love each other. We accept each other. We know that without each other, our lives wouldn’t feel complete. I don’t know if I believe in soul mates, but I do believe that I wouldn’t have learned so many things or grown so much as a person if I hadn’t married him. We work on our marriage every day. We forgive and forget, we expect great things from each other, and we always keep the future in mind.Oh, and we laugh.*I e-mailed my husband the rough draft of this, he thought it was great and even added a few of his own rememberings. For his sake, I left them out. Gosh this is turning into a mushy blog. [...]