Lovely sentiments to which I would add: TREASURE your spouse even when you might “feel” otherwise. Having lost my wife to cancer a few years ago, my appreciation of what a gift she was has only grown since her death. I do thank God that she was Home before the insanity of the last 3+ years.
There are always ups & downs in marriage, but the things that may irritate us in the “here & now” fade into insignificance when one’s beloved is gone. I know I focused on the wrong things at times and am ashamed at old patterns & reactions I recall. So celebrate the best & downplay the worst, seek to treasure each moment, and be thankful to God!
Thank you, being widowed is a strange state of existence. Some people seem to fear it is a contagious condition! Then I’ve met women who somehow invent a sort of ‘competition’ (“wait, you’re worried about a dead person? She got Jesus, I got this broken world to deal with!”) ... yep, my world is a very strange place.
What would happen to the Valentine industrial complex if the world realized that Valentine is a saint of the Catholic Church and that Feb 14th is his memorial? The anti-Catholic bigots would burn down every Hallmark store they could find.
The more I learn about love and marriage, the less I know that isn't supplanted, surpassed, subsumed, or sunsetted within a very short period of time. Great if you hate routine...
We must discover our PASSION in life as early as possible, not necessarily one's job, vocation or any means of livelihood, but a deeply held love for something without which life is not imaginable; the source of this passion, in fact, chooses us and guides us in a way no other force can match; it will be all but impossible to explain to anyone but another who shares that very same passion, in fact, you won't have to explain to him/her at all because they will know and understand; that person is your life-long partner or soulmate and, for many of us,unfortunately, the one we find too late in life, if at all...
40 years married advice: keep a sense of humor; don't hold grudges.
28 years married advice: One person in the relationship needs a sense of humour and the other needs to be a poor shot.
great and wonderful advice
And such advice sadly does not work for dear daughter that married a controlling guy.
Valentines day does not (sadly) involve family. Grudges are a waste of potential perfect happiness
I forgot to add: don't marry the wrong person.
I married Mrs Right. I just didn't know her first name was "Always" :)
Apparently she's a polygamist; as I did too!
or as the Bible states : don't be unequally yoked.
50 years married advice: keep a sense of humour - and marry a girl who has one...
I am convinced the key to a happy marriage is accepting there is a blackhole in every purse.
Love is blind, but marriage knows when to shut up?
🤣🤣🤣
Oh THAT's a good one. Really.
The key to a happy marriage is knowing everyone has a “crazy jar” and knowing what’s in your own “crazy jar”.
And a sense of humor.
Very true.
True..but its more like a D&D Bag of Holding! You get to pull stuff ...all kinds of stuff!, back out of them!
( admission: I wear a dweebish fanny pack Because: 1- can carry. 2- mainly, I learned in my teens I would set a regular purse down and forget it 🙄 )
My black hole is not in a purse. I'm married to the whole damn thing.
what's yours is mine & what's ours is mine, too! 🥰🥰
More like what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine, too. I have been told this. That way I don't actually have anything.
So you own nothing & are happy 😂? You’re not going to have any trouble w/ the great reset Babdit!
Nope, not at all. All the things they think are theirs, I either inherited from my parents or paid for myself.
Can you say leech? One that, with the help of our state government, will take everything from me and make out like a bandit.
Same w/ things inherited from parents or purchased myself. I keep trying to figure out a way the f’ing government @ any level can take
😐
You have your wife!
Yeah. Lucky (not at all) me. 😒
Bandit! 🙄😅
"Yes, use your hate " 😂😂
That was one great Heart Day meme'sacre...except for the 5MOL ( smol) gato..it was adorbs!!
Wife yelling at me from our car in the parking lot outside the food store when we were in town today:
"Milk, margerine, and it's Valentine's Day!" while I'm walking to the store.
That's marriage, that is.
Lovely sentiments to which I would add: TREASURE your spouse even when you might “feel” otherwise. Having lost my wife to cancer a few years ago, my appreciation of what a gift she was has only grown since her death. I do thank God that she was Home before the insanity of the last 3+ years.
There are always ups & downs in marriage, but the things that may irritate us in the “here & now” fade into insignificance when one’s beloved is gone. I know I focused on the wrong things at times and am ashamed at old patterns & reactions I recall. So celebrate the best & downplay the worst, seek to treasure each moment, and be thankful to God!
I took that to heart. And sending love to you
Thank you, being widowed is a strange state of existence. Some people seem to fear it is a contagious condition! Then I’ve met women who somehow invent a sort of ‘competition’ (“wait, you’re worried about a dead person? She got Jesus, I got this broken world to deal with!”) ... yep, my world is a very strange place.
I'm sorry that is happening as well.
Seems you are clear eyed enough to know what you're seeing.
I don't know how you keep doing it but my eyes are always watering from laughter when I get through these...:)
Happy Singles Awareness Day!
What would happen to the Valentine industrial complex if the world realized that Valentine is a saint of the Catholic Church and that Feb 14th is his memorial? The anti-Catholic bigots would burn down every Hallmark store they could find.
Thank you Gato, you have warmed my heart, and made me laugh again, no easy task in these times...
Hope you have a fabulous Valentines with exactly your form of Feline!
You forgot the best one. Click on my avatar to see it.
Ha!
Feel free to steal it. I did!
From Paul Newman to make it work...
1. Respect
2. Determination
3. Love/lust
4. Patience
He had great time.
He also had great advice about risk. Something like: Never get into a relationship/contract/affair where you have more to lose than they do.
Choose wisely, act kindly ❤️
Taco Tuesday + Valentine's Day = LOVE IT. Lunch time LOL
The more I learn about love and marriage, the less I know that isn't supplanted, surpassed, subsumed, or sunsetted within a very short period of time. Great if you hate routine...
Very precious smol gatito (gatita?). Good, like always, Gato! Thank you!!
We must discover our PASSION in life as early as possible, not necessarily one's job, vocation or any means of livelihood, but a deeply held love for something without which life is not imaginable; the source of this passion, in fact, chooses us and guides us in a way no other force can match; it will be all but impossible to explain to anyone but another who shares that very same passion, in fact, you won't have to explain to him/her at all because they will know and understand; that person is your life-long partner or soulmate and, for many of us,unfortunately, the one we find too late in life, if at all...