What Keeps a Marriage Together?
Divorce was unusual when I was growing up. As far as Rick and I remember, none of my friends’ parents divorced. Fast forward, and our best man said we were one of the few couples he knew who had stayed together. It does make one wonder what happened to bring about the change. Maybe it was the 60s when so many bought into the free love movement. Rick’s grandmother had an old world saying: “Why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free?” Sometimes I think women sold themselves a bill of goods, especially when I’m reading so many articles late
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Aug 19, 2015 08:12AM
Many people give up. Maybe they are bored, or tired of fighting, or think this new person is the answer. I think that you do need to marry someone who is a friend, because the romance is something that comes and goes, but friendship is something you can hang on to no matter what. God has to be in the center of it all! I'm happily married to my best friend of 22 years and we've been in many down situations where it didn't "feel" the best, but we hung on and are now in a place of newness. I would say to those couples who are struggling to FIGHT for it! Don't give up. It is worth hanging on. Pray for your spouse, love them unconditionally, treat them the way YOU want to be treated (even if they don't reciprocate), and give your marriage up to God. Trust Him to bring you back to a place of restoration. Honestly we are much more in love after 20+ years than we were at the beginning. I believe all marriages have a chance to be healed with the power of God!
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