Most people get married believing a myth; that marriage is a beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for; companionship, romance, intimacy, friendship, laughter, financial security.
The truth is that marriage, at the start, is an empty box. You must put some things into it before you can take anything out of it.
There is no love in marriage; love is in people, and people put it into their marriage. There is no romance in marriage; people have to put it into their relationship.
A couple must discern what things work to improve their relationship and form the habits of communicating, giving, sacrificing, sharing, loving, touching, serving and praising.
We are still at the beginning of our marriage. Each year that has pasts has been full of learning, working, and putting important parts of ourselves into our box. When we first got married I knew that you get out of marriage what you put into it, but I don't think I understood how much you have to put into a marriage to make it a good one. I am grateful that I married a man who is willing to put the love, laughter, and friendship in our box. I love him more and more. We are both imperfect but I love the growth that comes from learning to be less imperfect together.
Happy Anniversary Aaron, I love you!
So just because I am thinking about it. I am also thankful for our family. A marriage is between a man and a woman but the family that surrounds us play a huge part of our lives. We are blessed to have the support of some very terrific people!
Those are amazing comments! And they are all true. Happy Anniversary Lee and Aaron.
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