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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
To Those Who Are Looking for Closure
This is for the ones who feel stuck with unanswered questions. Who are dealing with a situation in their lives that has reached a point of stagnation, the kind that disturbs your peace and seems to disrupt the balance in your life. For the ones who are waiting. Waiting for a change, waiting for movement, for an answer…for something they wish was within their control.
By Ariana Leo8 years ago in Humans
For the Man Who Was too Young to Realize that the Love of His Life Was Right in Front of Him
You don't get it do you? That girl is in love with you. She's the kind of girl you want and need by your side through everything. The kind of girl who loves you despite everything and anything. She's the girl who will love you when you are at your lowest and have nothing and she'll be there when you're at your highest and have everything. She's the girl that will be there for you for everything. The girl who looks at you and smiles because she sees her whole world in front of her. The girl who wants nothing and no one but you. The girl your parents loved. The girl who is loyal and defends you from everyone who says she deserves better. She would do anything for you. The girl you can pull closer in the middle of the night. The girl you could wake up beside every morning and know that you are loved so greatly. She gave you that once in a lifetime kind of love. You were so in love with her. She was everything to you.
By Shannon Soccocio8 years ago in Humans
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
I was afraid to even bring up this topic out of fear that people might become either too defensive or too opinionated about it. However, I am witnessing more and more that a lot of people are being offended or are feeling uncomfortable by another person’s actions for whatever reason, whether it is seen as racist, sexist, etc. Also, some of this behavior does carry over into cultural appropriation. After discussing this with a few friends I think it’s important to have a serious talk about these things.
By Tatiana Parker8 years ago in Humans
Curiosity Killed the Person, Too
After 3 months of awkwardly attempting to remain friends with my ex—the guy I was on and off with for years—I couldn’t stand it anymore. I just had to find out what he was up to. I could handle it, I told myself. I already knew that he’d been seeing someone (thanks, Facebook). I couldn’t resist clicking on his profile and scrolling down his timeline. And even though I managed to make it through quite a few happy-sounding posts (including some about his new girlfriend) without crying, I had to admit, it stung. Even worse, though, was admitting that once again, I let my curiosity get the best of me, and if I had just listened to my conscience, I wouldn’t have to feel this way.
By Ariana Leo8 years ago in Humans
Connections
I am a difficult person to get along with. I know this. I understand this. I realize my faults and shortcomings. I am not naïve or ignorant to the fact that I have issues connecting with people. Yet, at the age of 41, why do I keep falling into the same trap repeatedly? I acknowledge I have issues. In my mind, I run scenarios on how to break my old habits and start anew, do things differently—all to no avail. I keep resorting to what I have always done, act how I always acted, and say what I have always said. I want to change. I want to behave differently, but my fresh look on life never seems to last, much less begin. I realize now that, at my age, opportunities to meet people and make sustaining friendships are fleeting. I would love to imagine I have lived a life that had a significant impact on other people, and while I do interact with a few people occasionally, I yearn for something more. Something to validate my journey through life.
By James Roller8 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
