marriage
Marriage is not so much a word as it is a sentence–a life sentence.
The Perfect Marriage
We live in a fairytale world where movies on Hallmark or Lifetime lead us to believe that marriage is perfect. It makes us think that the term happy wife happy life is all marriage is. However, I’m here to tell you that it’s not! It’s far from that. This will be about us. Our story on the road to marriage, coming from the road of separation.
By Friday Vibes7 years ago in Humans
PMDD & The Love/Hate Switch
This morning, my husband made the mistake of asking, "How are you feeling?" Funny how he continues to ask that question, like a damn robot, no matter how many times I tell him I hate that question! He only asks it because he wants to know if he's "safe" after several days of my increasing moodiness and withdrawal. However, it is delivered with very little actual concern or curiosity, let alone presence. It comes out like a tape-recorded message. I didn't want to answer, but ignoring him would just cause a different problem.
By Cheeky Minx7 years ago in Humans
Marriage
We met when we were 15-years-old at a hunter's safety course. During a break on the second day (it was a three day course), I noticed him and his friends staring at me. I already knew one of the guys in the group so I motioned for him to come over and asked why they were staring. I was told it was because they wanted to meet me. So my friend introduced us. Back in class, a couple of the guys, including my friend, were trying to impress me, except for the man that would later become my husband. He just kept his mouth shut, watched, and listened. During the final break, I got cold so I wrapped my arms around myself and just stared out the doors. One of the new guys wrapped his arm around me like we were the best of friends. Excuse me??! I asked him to remove his arm, that he didn't know me enough to touch me like that. He didn't listen which led to him and my friend fighting. Over me... seriously??! I didn't know guys actually did that kind of thing! The boy that would become my husband took his leather jacket off, came over to me, wrapped his jacket around my shoulders, and walked me away from them, saying, "Come on, you don't need to be around these idiots." Smooth! From that moment on, we were the best of friends.
By Michelle Frank7 years ago in Humans
Marriage Is Hard...
If I am married… Why am I doing everything alone? I wondered this so often throughout my brief, but isolating marriage. When I moved to Canada, I really knew what I was giving up. I’d made a major move away from family before and I knew how scary it can be, and how alone it can make one feel.
By Rose Ericson7 years ago in Humans
For Love Nor Money
You are not supposed to admit that money is important in a relationship. Chemistry, attraction, and connection are words thrown around when it comes to finding a match. You see movies about love at first sight and read books where characters find their soulmate. It is rare to see a portrayal where a girl realises her boyfriend is a financial disaster and exits stage left before dangerous consequences ensue.
By Debra Haydock7 years ago in Humans
Is the Wedding Worth It?
I’m Alana. I’ve been married 5 years in February. Is the wedding worth it? A question I’ve asked myself many times. Story time: In December 2013 my now husband asked me to marry him. I knew this was coming. We had been planning to get married for months. We were still so excited to share our news with everyone, news we had been keeping a secret. We had such an interesting past that it was a little shocking to others at first, but that’s a story for another time. We decided that it would be more convenient for us to get married ASAP for paperwork’s sake. I needed to be on my husband’s orders and it would be easier if we were already married. So in February 2014 I bought my plane ticket and we would be married by the 13th. A little weather changes and the first huge snowfall Tennessee had seen in 20 years pushed me back a day and we ended up getting married on Valentines Day (yuck). For the record, that wasn’t the plan. We went to the courthouse, just my parents and brother, his mom, and us. We were married in 2 hours by a very sweet woman and in front of a horrid but memorable back drop. In fact, in the military community a lot of people have this back drop in their picture. It’s a conversation piece. We planned to have a big wedding in June. And we did. It was something that, at the time, I felt like I had to have. It’s a right of passage to wear the white dress and have the showers and parties and invite everyone you know to bask in your happiness and celebrate your love with your new spouse. There is nothing wrong with that. I loved my wedding, I loved my dress, I love those memories. We had a ceremony with our pastor and it was magical, indeed.
By Alana Clawson7 years ago in Humans
What I Learned During the First Year of Marriage
Young girls grow up watching Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and other fairy tales. They dream of the fairy tale where they meet their true love and live a magical life. What they don't learn is the constant work that must be put into the creation of a successful marriage.
By Kaitlyn Lane7 years ago in Humans
3 Senses
The first time I met her we were both in a coffee shop. She smelled of honeydew and summer time. Her laugh was like a sunrise. It started out deep and dark and then slowly grew into a bright shining beam of light. I stepped up to order and told the man at the register what I wanted. He rung it up and I struggled with the change in my pocket when I heard her footsteps moving towards the door.
By Michelle Werbeck7 years ago in Humans
In Tandem
Along the rocky trail, snuggled between overarching branches that look as though they wish to kiss, our story begins. How we got here—miles away from anything—is unclear. What we know is that we wanted to go for a bike ride. “Mountain-biking is such an inexpensive way to stay active,” you had said, so we bought ourselves a bicycle built for two with the hope that it would bring us together.
By Ellie Ennas7 years ago in Humans
