marriage
Marriage is not so much a word as it is a sentence–a life sentence.
Trying to Surprise Your Spouse
Trying to surprise your spouse is hard work! Especially when they can figure out your every move. When you are busy with kids, work, and school along with hobbies such as blogging and photography, you forget to delete your history on your phone or say that your tablet is dead. Whatever the case may be, you get caught up in everything else that is going on around you and you slip up sometimes. I feel like I'm cheating and I'm trying to cover my tracks daily!
By Friday Vibes8 years ago in Humans
Build Me Up Buttercup
Expressing any kind of angst, uneasiness or general anxiety can be difficult when you’re always concerned about bothering the other person with your problems. The constant worry of being a pain, a nuisance, or dramatic or starting a fight is a struggle that is too too real.
By Allisson Gera8 years ago in Humans
What I've Learned as a Newlywed
On August 16, 2017, I married my best friend and love of my life. This day was almost five years in the making. It was nothing special; just my grandparents, a couple of our friends, and just us two. Would I have loved a big wedding? Oh yeah but you know what? It doesn't matter. I still got to marry my best friend in the whole world and I cannot wait to see what life has in store for us.
By Alix Nicole8 years ago in Humans
Thoughts on Monogamy
It is supposed to be every little girl's dream to grow up, get married, and start a family. So why isn't it mine? Having been constantly surrounded by failed marriages and dangerous domestic disputes, the thought of wedlock and building a family is petrifying. With few stable and proper 'model' relationships in my upbringing it is difficult to see myself in a functioning relationship. Though I have been in several serious monogamous affairs, commitment is a terrifying concept. Due to this fear of commitment, I have never been able to fully commit my heart and soul to another person.
By Ally Mauer8 years ago in Humans
Beginning Life...Again...From Two Feet Below
So, I married the first time young. I was just 20. The thing is, she was an able-bodied person, like most of the few people in my world with the exception of a few crips that included my older brother, who died in '00. I'll get to that later.
By Jason Rhode8 years ago in Humans
Want Better Relationships? Start with Yourself
I know. It sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? Don’t we all have that friend or family member (or maybe it’s you) who is always there, giving selflessly of her time and talents? I mean, everyone loves that woman, so don’t you want to be that woman, or just like her? Don’t you imagine that she has a ton of friends who love her right back and will drop everything to help her right back if necessary? (I suppose this person could be a man, but yeah, not so often). Often times, though, this friend is drained and not feeling great about her friends not reciprocating. She might just think that’s how things work, that friends just take advantage, and you either deal with it or have no friends. Does she think she doesn’t deserve friends who love her right back? Damn, I hope not.
By OhmMyGoddess8 years ago in Humans
10 Things No One Told Me About Life After Marriage
I once heard the secret to marriage is to never hate each other's guts at the exact same time. While this may sound harsh, after so many years of marriage, it's true. Sure, hate may be a bit extreme but deciding to live day in and day out, create children, and grow old with another human can be difficult at times. OK, it can be damn near impossible at times! What starts off with endless kisses and laughs, romance, lingerie, and intelligent conversations turns into quick texts, sparse dates, scheduled quickies, and if you're lucky, undergarments that are in the same color palette.
By Jus L'amore8 years ago in Humans
On Love and Marriage
As many modern lovers do, my husband and I wrote our own wedding vows. Void of the traditional, albeit stuffy “I take you to be my lawfully wedded husband/wife,” we started out on an empowering note. Our vows were heartfelt and sincere. We stood hand-in-hand, trembling as we recited our promises to one another. It was both beautiful and incredibly naïve, as approaching marital bliss generally is. We were over the moon to embark on forever together, but had no idea what was coming down the pipeline for us.
By Bri Thurmond8 years ago in Humans
Marriage
Anything meaningful takes work. Especially relationships. Any type of relationship requires some sort of effort to maintain, but marriage can be especially hard work. As it should be. Recently, I've seen and heard many people going on about how if you aren't "happy" with your partner, you should leave them and find someone that makes you happy, or be single and discover what you really want. Which is all fairly decent advice if your relationship is still in the dating stages.
By Candida Reece8 years ago in Humans
The Beginning of a New Chapter
The hardest part of this process was my vows. The saying “No words can ever describe how much you love someone” well...that is a very factual statement. There are so many things I want to tell you (Tyler) but how do I even start? I can tell you “I love you”, or “you’re my entire world”, I could tell you a never ending book on why I’ll be saying “I do” in 6 days. The only problem is...I have no idea where to start. Do I start from the moment I laid my eyes on you? Or the moment you asked me to go out with you? Or maybe the first time you told me you love me? I have not a stinking clue. I have written two sets of vows and they’re both beautiful but they do not even say everything I want to say. So, I combined them together and still nothing. I am keeping them because if I continue to write I’ll never be ready. So here it goes.
By Lisa Gonzalez8 years ago in Humans
