The Possibilities

Marriage, for many is the opportunity to redeem themselves in a relationship. To prove to the world and themselves, that they are worthy of love, partnership, and true commitment. 

We all bring huge hopes and dreams into our marital home. We bring all the romance of novels, all the wishes of a lifetime, all the faith that this will last forever, all the promise of this one bond fulfilling all our emotional needs.

Marriage has to begin with all of the above, or what chance does it have to survive? If this is not your grandest love of all, your path to ultimate happiness, your key to all things joyful, why get married at all?

The above describes how my husband and I began our journey together. We believed in the ultimate fairytale. 

That was before, job loss, parent illnesses, infertility, country relocation, home moves, and children. Like I said, the wedding is probably one of the last times your marriage is about you and him.

 Many years later, we are still married and still weathering the storms.

Here is what I have learned: You must love each other through it all. On the days you don't  love your partner (and those days will come), fight really hard with yourself to remember the reason you fell in love in the first place.