marriage
Marriage is not so much a word as it is a sentence–a life sentence.
Newly Mrs.
To really understand my newly found title, we must first go back two years ago. Woah, this is going to be a whirlwind. Two years ago, I was rolling into my second half of tech school and standing by my side cheering me on was my tech school best friend Mary. Now, while Mary was the one who craved long term relationships, I tended to dwell in the “what's going to happen this weekend?” However; I had started to form some what of a relationship with a guy who at the time was 5.5 years older then me.
By Meg Leamer8 years ago in Humans
50 Reasons to Find a Husband
Disclaimer: I don't need a husband right now, I just need more promising prospects to ensure that one day marriage is still in the plans. Looking back at my history it is not looking too promising. If anything it's slightly, actually, honestly, it's massively disappointing. Nevertheless if you're wondering why the search for love is such a big deal for me, these 50 reasons below - yes some shallow - will explain a thing or two.
By Kait Nevin8 years ago in Humans
When the World Collapsed
We met in Florida. I was living there with my mother, working and just enjoying the Sunshine State. He had moved there from New York State for a job. We spent every moment together when we could go. Riding the motorcycle, sitting at the beach talking, or just walking around taking in the sights. We moved to his hometown which was a huge change for me. I got pregnant with our first daughter and we married right before she was born. We went through a lot of bad times together and some were very hard but we always stuck together. Fast forward a little over ten years. We had two more daughters, he had a very good job, and I was a stay-at-home mom who didn't have to worry about a thing. Our girls at the time were 7, 4, and 2. His job required him to travel and so during the week he wasn't home, which the girls and I were accustomed to.
By Somer Michalski-Jones8 years ago in Humans
Rants of a Spouse Coping With a Pill Addict
I am the wife of a man that is addicted to pain meds and Xanax. I know there are many people out there that will relate to my story (rant). Often the focus is on the addict and what needs to be done to help them. Am I right? What about us? The people that have to or shall I say choose to deal with the lies, financial struggle, mood swings, etc.? They have drugs to cope with whatever it is that they are dealing with. We have nothing and sometimes no one to help.
By Tammy Chisholm8 years ago in Humans
Wedding Photos You Must Have Taken
Trying to capture every given moment of your wedding day is a given. You want to remember that day for the rest of your life, in as much detail as you can. And even as wedding trends change year after year, there is a certain evergreenness (if that is a word) your wedding photos need to have, if they are to stand the test of time. You don’t want to have the same photos everyone else has – you want something unique to your wedding alone. You also want something that will not be a bore to shoot, and a chance to have fun with your guests and loved ones, while going through the motions of having your picture taken.
By Rebecca Brown8 years ago in Humans
Soul to Soul
The moment their eyes met, she felt the hands of eternity itself wrap around her heart as peace filled every pore of her being—she was home and she had not even known she had left. Here, for the first time, infinity welcomed her in its embrace of beingness, and she swam languidly in it’s depths. Although she had forgotten to breathe, her lungs drew in air of their own accord, hardly daring to stop lest they interrupt the bliss that every mote and atom celebrated in this instant. This was love and the entire universe knew it and danced in time to the beat of their hearts. They would remember this moment for years as "the big bang," the moment a new universe all of their own was created, and it was they who had created it with their willingness to love each other. Nothing they had ever experienced to this point could compare with the divinity they each held in their hearts. Their minds had never been so still and clear, and neither of them had ever known such clarity and purpose. They merged and soared in the oneness of unity and sang silently of their joy across time and space dimensions. Each had known misery and had thought themselves to be in a hellish place of wretchedness and hopelessness. They had both begun to despair of finding happiness at all and had surrendered all need to control anything in order to simply survive. Free falling into this abyss by choice, they had found each other, and now the heavens sang in praise for all to see and hear. By the clock, it all lasted a nanosecond, but by heart-time, this celebration lasted aeons as their flames united again and blazed into life as one.
By Gabriella Grace8 years ago in Humans
Is Cousin Marriage Really All That Bad?
Oh, this is going to be a fun one – I can see some of you squirming in your seats already! And that's the thing, isn't it? Cousin marriages are a bit icky, a thing to be mocked or pitied, in Western culture at least. You might wonder why we even need to explore this topic, I mean, it's just a bit gross, yeah? Who'd ever want to marry their cousin? Unless they live in a trailer park, amirite? Well, I grew up in a place where those sorts of jokes were common, so maybe I'm the right person to break this one down. Let's begin by looking at the legal situation.
By Katy Preen8 years ago in Humans
Thoughts on Divorce
When you get engaged, all you hear about are the exciting things that come from it. You get to anticipate falling asleep and waking up in your best friend’s arms every morning. You get to look forward to the romantic late nights and long days of getting to be by their side anytime you want. You think about the adventures and countless movies and bags of popcorn you’ll go through. Yes, these are all great… but what about the nights you have to hold her, sobbing, because she’s had a horrible day? What about the day he gets laid off and you have to convince him it’s all going to be okay? What about when someone close passes and she goes through a horrible bout of depression? What about when he gets told he has a heart disease and needs to change his diet and take medicines for the rest of his life? You never hear about any of the possible terrible fights. Or the tragedies of accidents and deaths. You don’t think about the days when things aren’t going to go as planned and your worlds fall apart. But THEY HAPPEN whether we think about it beforehand or not.
By Deserae Manning8 years ago in Humans
Peeps and Onions
When I left the hospital after my husband's death, I knew I walked away without part of my soul. Marriage vows say, "as long as we both shall live," or the equivalent. I will tell you, those words weren't a reflection of my heart that cold, dark morning. Ray was gone, and a serious portion of me was gone with him. The misty drizzle didn't help, and our small town was as quiet as a tomb. I was already wondering why I was still there, breathing, knowing my existence was pointless without him.
By LP Steinbeck8 years ago in Humans
When You Discover Your Spouse No Longer Cares
I think the first time I noticed that something was wrong was about 4 years ago. We were fighting all the time, I mean all the time. It was almost like it was a power struggle. I still to this day cannot put my finger on what started all of this. And to be completely honest, I can't even remember what we fought about back then, I just know how lonely I felt all the time.
By Scarlet De Lis8 years ago in Humans
Married Woman Seeks Affair
The shit thing about being married to a nice guy is everyone likes him and everyone thinks you're a bitch. My husband is nice. My husband is so nice, every time someone meets him they love him, he has a plethora of friends and comes across as a perfectly normal lovely person. Little do people know he actually is a dick and hates everyone but that's another story for another time.
By Ashleigh Bryce8 years ago in Humans
