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The Real World of Marriage
Ahh, marriage! As a teen I wondered, will I get married? Who will I marry? What will she look like? I've heard girls dream about the wedding whereas guys fantasize about the wedding night. My wife, Melissa, and I have been married three and a half years, and to be honest, marriage is different than what we both expected. Let me share a few things we've discovered.
Fights happen. There is no doubt that two different people living in the same house will face conflict. The important part is to take the time to respectfully listen to each other and communicate your feelings. My wife and I have agreed not to go to sleep fighting. No argument is too big to resolve! Our differences help us become closer as a couple.
Marriage proves love. We think love means warm, fuzzy feelings, but in reality it is sometimes hard work to love another person the way we should. Love is not just about how we feel─it is a commitment to be kind, truthful, and self-sacrificing for the good of the other person. Love means staying together through the tough times.
1+1=1. Obviously, when you marry, you are no longer single. Instead you become a couple. It seems pretty simple, but it is a tough adjustment. I found out it was no longer me, but rather we. It was difficult learning to put my wife first, but not how I see that it is essential if I want my marriage to last a lifetime.
"For better or worse." Let's be honest. You will discover things you never knew about the opposite sex. There may be times you feel hurt and angry. However, these differences shouldn't drive you apart. To be honest, I love my wife more today than ever. I cannot imagine life without her. |
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BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! You are startled by your alarm clock and hit snooze. You roll over to enjoy ten more minutes of sleep and you find your arm slung around someone. Who is this? She's half asleep and breathes a big sigh right in your face. Being a morning person, she opens her eyes and smiles from ear to ear. You, being the night owl, would enjoy another hour of snoozing. She springs out of bed and tries to get you to come downstairs to have breakfast as a couple. You want nothing of it, so you roll to your side and fall back to sleep. Finally, you are awoken by hunger pangs and slothfully slip down the stairs to get a bowl of cereal. There you find your wife crying softly in her bowl of Fruit Loops. You ask what is wrong and find out she feels neglected and hurt. You have forgotten to celebrate your six-month anniversary breakfast.