I am constantly hearing things that discourage me from wanting to get married. People who are married say it's worth it. Single people want it. Then married people go and pulverize each other. Some do it with huge, dramatic gestures, and others slowly chip away at their spouse like a deranged and selfish sculptor. I wonder if the married people who tell me that it is worth it aren't trying to convince themselves.
But I still think I want it.
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consider it a double-dog dare.
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I read this and thought it was true.
A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude. Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue to exist, a wonderful living side by side can grow up, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole and against a wide sky.
--Rainer Maria Rilke
I guess that's one reason people go wrong in marriage... ? They have unrealistic expectations as to how the other one should meet their needs...?
Then I read this, and I thought it was very true:
There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
--Martin Luther
bah humbug
haha!
awesome awesome post, tahj!
i still want it, too.
Hi! You have an excellent blog! Very enjoyable. By the way, my name is Britt, and I'm friends with Martha.
A neat quote I heard from a (married) friend about marriage:
"A good marriage is like a long conversation that always feels too short." -Emily Quesenberry
I really hope this is true. It is scary to think about marriage when you think of all the bad things that can happen.
Anyway, this was a good, thought-provoking post!
Take care, Britt
I think I met you before at Starbucks. I went to ACU and married Michael Hall. I've only been married 2 1/2 years, but they have been the best years of my life. I love every minute of it, even while we're upset with each other. There is no one else in the world I would rather fight with. I hope that makes sense. I found the right guy for me. I think that if you settle, marriage would be so suffocating. So, enjoy being single, take your time finding your man, and then enjoy life with your best friend by your side.
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