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Are You Married Yet?

7/28/2023

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When are you getting married?

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Oh, Promise Me!

7/27/2023

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Picture of a husband and wife sitting on a bench under shade trees in a park on a bright sunny day, and the words, ‘Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

Oh, Promise Me!

When he was courting
     He promised me gold,
And all the furs
     My arms could hold.

The world, so he said
     He would lay at my feet,
I scarcely believed
     But it’s true and complete:

I have a gold filling,
     (Third molar, I think)
And a purring old cat
     With fur soft as mink.

The world he tracks in
     All over the room,
And I sweep it out
     Ahead of my broom.

by Nelda Wood Martin

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Wedding Vow

4/11/2023

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Picture of a happy smiling groom and bride on their wedding day standing outside under an umbrella.

Wedding Vow

I vow to honor the commitment made this day
Which, unlike the flowers and the cake,
Will not wither or decay. A promise, not to obey
But to respond joyfully, to forgive and to console,
For once incomplete, we now are whole.

I vow to bear in mind that if, at times
Things seem to go from bad to worse,
They also go from bad to better.
The lost purse is handed in, the letter
Contains wonderful news. Trains run on time,
Hurricanes run out of breath, floods subside,
And toast lands jam-side up.

And with this ring, my final vow:
To recall, whatever the future may bring,
The love I feel for you now.

by Author Unknown

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Wedding Day Poem

4/10/2023

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Picture of a happy smiling husband and wife standing outdoors in a green grassy area under a tree.

Wedding Day Poem

Today is a day you will always remember,
     The greatest in anyone’s life,
You’ll start off the day just two people in love,
     And end it as Husband and Wife.

It’s a brand new beginning the start of a journey,
     With moments to cherish and treasure,
And although there’ll be times when you both disagree,
     These will surely be outweighed by pleasure.

You’ll have heard many words of advice in the past,
     When the secrets of marriage were spoken,
But you know that the answers lie hidden inside,
     Where the bond of true love lies unbroken.

So live happy forever as lovers and friends,
     It’s the dawn of a new life for you,
As you stand there together with love in your eyes,
     From the moment you whisper ‘I do.’

And with luck, all your hopes, and your dreams can be real,
     May success find its way to your hearts,
Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys,
     But today is the day it all starts.

by Author Unknown

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Weddings

9/22/2022

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Picture of a man and a woman facing each other on their wedding day.

From This Day Forward

From this day forward,
     You shall not walk alone.
My heart will be your shelter,
     And my arms will be your home.

by Author Unknown

“I ask you to pass through life at my side - to be my second self, and best earthly companion.” -Charlotte Brontë (1816 - 1855): “Jane Eyre” (16 October 1847)
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“You will forever be my always.” -Author Unknown

Art: Why did the little boy growl at people as he walked down the aisle in the wedding procession?
Stuart: Because he was the ring bear.
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“Together is a beautiful place to be.” -Author Unknown

A Wedding Blessing

May the light of friendship
     Guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children
     Grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another
     Gather smiles from your lips,
     And twinkles from your eyes.

by Author Unknown

A minister was planning a wedding at the close of the Sunday morning service. After the benediction he had planned to call the couple down to be married for a brief ceremony before the congregation. For the life of him, he could not think of the names of those who were to be married. “Will those wanting to get married please come to the front?” he requested. Immediately, nine single ladies, three widows, four widowers, and six single men stepped to the front.

“What’s the Earth with all its art, verse, music worth - compared with love, found, gained, and kept?” -Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)

Want to save some money? There is no charge to get married in the chapel at the Empire State Building in New York City on Valentine’s Day of each year.

“Weddings to me are wondrous because they are so filled with tomorrows.” -Mary Forsell

An acquaintance of mine whose daughter was about to be married decided to give her a diamond ring that had been in the family for several generations. The stone had never been appraised, so the father asked a gemologist friend if she would take a look at it. She agreed, but said that instead of a fee she’d accept lunch at one of Houston’s finer restaurants. A few days later, as he and the gem expert sat sipping tea, he showed her the ring. She took out her jeweler’s loupe, examined the diamond carefully and handed it back. “Wow,” said a diner who had been watching from the next table. “These Texas women are tough!”

“Definition of a true friend: Someone who is as excited about your wedding day as you are!” -Author Unknown
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A grandmotherly attorney overheard her five-year-old granddaughter playing at ‘wedding.’ The wedding vows went like this: “You have the right to remain silent; anything you say may be held against you . . . you have the right to have an attorney present . . . You may now kiss the bride.”
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“I would not wish any companion in the world but you.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “The Tempest” (about 1611)

Some little girls were playing ‘wedding’ with their dolls. They had a couple of bridesmaids, a bride, and a maid of honor. The older sister of one of the girls happened by and asked, “What about the groom?” One child replied, “We don’t need a groom - this is just a small wedding.”
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“The highest happiness on Earth is marriage. Every man who is happily married is a successful man even if he has failed in everything else.” -William Lyon Phelps (William Lyon ‘Billy’ Phelps (1865 - 1943))

“My wife had us register for fine China, because you never know when the Pope is going to swing by and want a microwaved hot dog on a $200 plate.” -Jim Gaffigan (born 1966)

“Happily ever after is not a fairy tale. It’s a choice.” -Fawn Weaver
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“It doesn’t matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other.” -Author Unknown: “Good Will Hunting”
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“Women often weep at weddings, whereas my own instinct is to laugh uproariously and encourage the bride and groom . . . The sight of people getting married exhilarates me; I think that they are doing a fine thing, and I admire them for it.” -Robert Davies: “The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks” (1949)

Have you heard about the two kangaroos that met, got married, and lived hoppily ever after?

Under this window in stormy weather
     I marry this man and woman together;
Let none but Him who rules the thunder
     Put this man and woman asunder.
-Jonathan Swift

Two hippies were getting married. Both the bride and the groom had long hair. After pronouncing them husband and wife, the minister said, “Will one of you please kiss the bride?”

“I chose my wife as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.” -Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774)
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“At your wedding, you present yourself as a gift to your bride or groom, and after your wedding, at every moment throughout the many years of your marriage, you present yourself to your wife or husband as a gift.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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In Real Life

There was a young lady named May,
Who read a love story each day.
     “It’s funny,” she said,
     When at last she was wed,
“I didn’t think life was this way.”

by Author Unknown
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It was an emotional wedding . . . even the cake was in tiers . . .

A Woman’s Realization

I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance . . .
A church filled with flowers, and friends, and beautiful music . . .
I asked him what kind of wedding he wished for . . .
He said one that would make me his wife.

by Author Unknown
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Millie: Where do rabbits go when they get married?
Millicent: On their bunny-moon.

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Wedding Vows

What is a wedding vow? Vow, noun (pronounced as ‘vou’): a solemn oath. Wedding vows are the promises a couple make to each other at their marriage ceremony, or wedding.

Although in planning weddings, vows are often taken as just one part of the wedding ceremony, the wedding vows are the singular reason for the ceremony, with every other part of the ceremony being in support of the vows or in celebration of them.

Depending on religious practices, laws, traditions, or local customs, wedding vows can be read by a qualified officiant, or person who performs the ceremony. The officiant can be a member of the clergy such as a minister or priest, a ship’s captain, an official such as a judge or a justice of the peace, or possibly a notary public or government clerk. Commonly, the officiant speaks or reads aloud a statement to the groom, to which the groom replies in the affirmative, meaning some form of ‘yes,’ and then the officiant in turn speaks or reads aloud the same or similar statement to the bride, to which the bride replies in the affirmative.

Example of a Traditional Wedding Vow

Officiant: Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God, as witnesses to the joining of this man and woman in holy matrimony.

I, (name of groom/name of bride), take you, (name of bride/name of groom)
to be my (wife/husband),
to have and to hold
from this day forward;
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish,
till death us do part,
according to God’s holy law.
In the presence of God I make this vow.

Often the officiant will read the vows from a printed card or piece of paper, which is sometimes placed between the pages of a Bible, and the officiant will open the Bible, and holds it open and up with the printed vows over a page in the open Bible. The printed vows help the officiant remember the words to the vows as well as the names of the groom and the bride.

The officiant says or reads aloud the wedding vows, such as the ones shown above, to the groom.

The officiant in turn speaks or reads aloud the vows, such as the ones shown above, to the bride.

The officiant addresses the groom: Do you, (name of groom), take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Groom: I do.

The officiant addresses the bride: Do you, (name of bride), take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?
Bride: I do.

Officiant: With this ring I thee do wed.
The groom places the wedding ring on the ring finger, or fourth finger from the right, of the left hand of the bride. The wedding ring, or wedding rings in a two-ring ceremony, is an outward symbol of the marriage, a reminder of the vows, and a sign which can be seen and recognized by all.

Officiant: I now pronounce you husband and wife.

The officiant addresses the groom with the words, “You may now kiss the bride,” with the kiss sealing the marriage contract.

Wedding vows can be printed, framed, and hung on the wall of the domicile of the newly married couple. While some couples may write their own personalized wedding vows, doing so strays from accepted tradition, tends toward being a passing fad, and may not be in accord with many established religions.

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“Are we not like two volumes of one book?” -Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
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Mordecai: Why did the chicken marry the crocodile?
Muriel: Because Crocodooladoo is a good family name.

“What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life - to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each other in silent unspeakable memories at the moment of the last parting?” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “Adam Bede” (1859)

The bride said, “My little plum.”
The groom said, “My little peach.”
The minister said, “I now pronounce you fruit salad.”

“True love stories never have endings.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936))

Before 1840, wedding gowns were colorful. White was not commonly worn because it was hard to clean and therefore impractical, except to the very wealthy. In that year, Queen Victoria wore white at her wedding to Prince Albert, setting the fashion of brides wearing white ever since.

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Hair comb.
Hair comb, who?
Hair combs the bride, all dressed in white . . .
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“We need a witness to our lives. There’s a billion people on the planet . . . I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you’re promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things . . . all of it, all of the time, every day. You’re saying, ‘Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go unwitnessed because I will be your witness.’” -Author Unknown: “Shall We Dance?”
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My Dad and I were talking the other night about love and marriage. He told me that he knew as early as their wedding what marriage to my Mom would be like. It seems the minister asked my Mom, “Do you take this man to be your husband.” And she said, “I do.” Then the minister asked my Dad, “Do you take this woman to be your wife,” and my Mom said, “He does.”

“In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.” -Maya Angelou

Sunshine, Love, and Laughter

Wishing you sunshine,
     love and laughter.
Not just today,
     but all the days after.

by Author Unknown
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Ike: What did the French fry give to his girlfriend when they got engaged?
Mike: An onion ring.

The tradition of carrying the bride across the threshold began in Medieval Europe when many people believed that a bride was extra vulnerable to evil spirits through the soles of her feet. To protect the bride from evil spirits, the chivalric groom carried the bride into their new home.

“We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.” -Author Unknown

“Today I marry my best friend . . . the one I laugh with, live for, dream with . . . and love.” -Author Unknown
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Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be,
The last of life, for which the first was made:
Our times are in His hand
Who saith, “A whole I planned,
Youth shows but half; trust God:
See all, nor be afraid!”
-Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Dramatis Personae” (1864), ‘Rabbi ben Ezra’
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“We don’t just get to grow old together. We get to grow up together. And that’s the real adventure.” -Author Unknown

“The man or woman you really love will never grow old to you. Through the wrinkles of time, through the bowed frame of years, you will always see the dear face and feel the warm heart union of your eternal love.” -Alfred A. Montapert (Alfred Armand Montapert (1906 - 1997))

“I want to try with someone who loves me enough to try with me. I want to grow old looking at the same face every morning. I want to grow old looking at the same face every night at the dinner table. I want to be one of those old couples you see still holding hands and laughing after fifty years of marriage. That’s what I want. I want to be someone’s forever.” -Rachel Gibson: “The Trouble With Valentine’s Day”
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“May your children have many children.” [translation to English]
“Sliocht sleachta ar shliocht bhur sleachta.” [original Irish Gaelic]
“Sluch(k)t slawch(k)-tah ar shluch(k)t bhur slawch(k)ta).” [pronunciation of original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown

“If I get married, I want to be very married.” -Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993)
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“Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are.” -Will Ferrell

Problem: Janie’s friends were chipping in to buy her a wedding shower present. At first 10 friends chipped in but 2 of them dropped out. Each of the 8 had to chip in another dollar to bring the amount back up. How much money did they plan to collect?
Solution: $40, which would be 10 friends at $4 each or 8 friends at $5 each, or perhaps Janie needs to get some friends who are not so cheap.

“Give them wisdom and devotion in the ordering of their common life that each may be to the other a strength in need, a counselor in perplexity, a comfort in sorrow, and a companion in joy. Amen.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Book of Common Prayer” (1662)
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“A wedding is an event, but a marriage is an achievement.” -Author Unknown
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“Love one another and you will be happy. It’s as simple and as difficult as that.” -Michael Leunig
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“Our wedding was many years ago. The celebration continues to this day.” -Gene Perret

“All I know is that I’ve ruled out wearing fairy wings. When I was nine I wanted to get married in fairy wings, and now I realize that’s not cool anymore.” -Isla Fisher
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“The smallest piece of silver which can qualify as a wedding gift is a marmalade spoon.” -Charles W. Morton

For a Lucky Bride

Something old,
     Something new,
Something borrowed,
     Something blue,
And a lucky sixpence,
     In her shoe.

by Author Unknown

“Thank you for sharing in the celebration of our love and commitment on our wedding day.” -Author Unknown
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“I would like to have engraved inside every wedding band, ‘Be kind to one another.’ This is the Golden Rule of Marriage and the secret of making love last through the years.” -Richard Pryor

“May you enjoy your new life.” [translation to English]
“Go maire sibh bhur saol nua.” [original Irish Gaelic]
“Guh mwir-eh shiv voor say-ol nu-ah.” [pronunciation of original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown
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“Happiness and laughter - that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?” -Peggy Clark (19 November 2007), who was 84 years of age, having just married James Mason, who was 93 years of age, making them at the time Britain’s oldest newly-weds
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Wedding Best Wishes

May marriage be,
     For both of you,
A lifetime filled
     With dreams come true.

by Author Unknown
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We are MFOL! . . . turn off your computer, put away your cell phone, put a temporary hold on all of the things that can wait . . . it is time to venture out and find your special someone to marry . . .

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Life Is to Share

1/11/2022

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Life Is to Share

A silver tea set, shining bright,
     Romantic in the candle light.
Appliances costly, copper and brass,
     Clothes of linen, china and glass.
These are gifts, lovely and rare,
     Showered on the bridal pair.

But I would give with all wedding bands,
     The joy of laboring with loving hands.
The pleasure that comes with painting a chair,
     And the love that grows with the chores we share.
If I had my way, I’d make it a law,
     Each bride gets a paintbrush, each groom a saw!

by Author Unknown

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Katie Lee and Willie Gray

10/12/2021

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Picture of a happy smiling wedding couple standing outside in a wooded area, with the bride holding a bouquet of flowers and the groom kissing the bride’s forehead.

Katie Lee and Willie Gray

Two brown heads with tossing curls,
     Red lips shutting over pearls,
Bare feet white and wet with dew,
     Two eyes black and two eyes blue;
Little boy and girl were they,
     Katie Lee and Willie Gray.

They were standing where a brook,
     Bending like a shepherd’s crook,
Flashed silver, and thick ranks
     Of green willow fringed the banks;
Half in thought and half in play,
     Katie Lee and Willie Gray.

They had cheeks like cherries red;
     He was taller ’most a head;
She, with arms like wreaths of snow,
     Swung a basket to and fro,
As she loitered, half in play,
     Chattering to Willie Gray.

“Pretty Katie,” Willie said;
     And there came a dash of red
Through the brownness of his cheek
      “Boys are strong and girls are weak,”
And I’ll carry, so I will,
     Katie’s basket up the hill.”

Katie answered, with a laugh,
      “You shall carry only half;”
And then, tossing back her curls,
      “Boys are weak as well as girls.”
Do you think that Katie guessed,
     Half the wisdom she expressed!

Men are only boys grown tall,
     Hearts don’t change much after all;
And when, long years from that day,
     Katie Lee and Willie Gray,
Stood again beside the brook,
     Bending like a shepherd’s crook.

Is it strange that Willie said,
     While again a dash of red,
Crossed the brownness of his cheek,
      “I am strong and you are weak;
Life is but a slippery steep,
     Hung with shadows cold and deep;

“Will you trust me, Katie dear!
     Walk beside me without fear;
May I carry if I will,
     All your burdens up the hill!”
And she answered with a laugh,
      “No, but you may carry half.”

Close beside the little brook,
     Bending like a shepherd’s crook,
Washing with its silver hands,
     Late and early at the sand,
Is a cottage, where, to day,
     Katie lives with Willie Gray.

In a porch she sits and lo!
     Swings a basket to and fro,
Vastly different from the one
     That she swung in years agone;
This is long, and deep, and wide,
     And has rockers at the side!

by Author Unknown (1863)

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My Love

1/1/2021

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Picture of a happy, smiling older married couple outside on a bright, sunny day, seated on a wooden bench with a brick wall covered with green leafy plants behind them.

My Love

When all the flowers have faded
     and fallen fast away,
you’ll find my Love unchanging
     and constant each new day.

When all the leaves have fallen down
     and left the trees so bare,
my Love will still be strong
     and just for you to share.

When snow and cold have filled the air
     and wintertime is here,
my Love will always keep you warm
     and fill your heart with cheer.

by Sean Redenbaugh

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I Love You

12/28/2020

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I Love You

How do you always manage to
     Free my day from stress and sorrow
How do you always manage to
     Give me hope for a better tomorrow
How do you always manage to
     Uplift my spirits and set me free
How do you always manage to
     Bring out the best in me
How do you always manage to be
     Such a wonderful and beautiful wife
I hope in return, I can also give you
     A wonderful and beautiful life.

I Love You

by Author Unknown

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Why I Love You

2/3/2020

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Why I Love You

I love you, dear
     For all you are
And everything you do,
     For dreaming dreams
Along with me
     And helping them come true.

I love you for
     The happiness
You’ve brought into my life
     I love you, dear
For you’ve made me
     The world’s happiest wife.

by Author Unknown

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Our Love Grows

2/2/2020

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Our Love Grows

Our love is like a tree that grows
     Still stronger through the years
Nourished by our laughter
     And sometimes by our tears.
It shelters and protects us
     From a dark or sunny sky
And like a tree - its beauty grows
     As each day passes by.

by Author Unknown

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I'd Marry You Again

1/19/2020

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I’d Marry You Again

With tiny tears that glistened, my eyes were fixed on you.
And thinking of the life we’d share, we softly said “I do.”

Our hearts were knit together from the time that we first met,
And memories were gathered, that we never will forget.

While daily living life with you, you saw the real me,
And still you chose acceptance, a lifelong mystery.

With many happy days gone by, and others when we cried,
Some days we’d share so endlessly, while other days we’d hide.

With all the ups and downs we’ve had, in learning to be friends,
I know that in this heart of mine, I’d marry you again.

by Anne Peterson

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Grains of Sand

1/18/2020

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Grains of Sand: 27 Things to Say to Your Spouse

A healthy marriage is a safe haven where we can relax and recuperate from the tensions of everyday life. We need to hear positive things from our marriage partner. Just as I gathered together some friends to tell me what not to say to a spouse, they also suggested what they would like to hear from a spouse.

“Good Job!”
“You are wonderful.”
“You look gorgeous today.”
“You look handsome today.”
“I appreciate all the things you have done for me.”
“I am glad I married you.”
“If I had to do it over again, I’d still marry you.”
“I missed you today.”
“I will always love you.”
“I love to watch your eyes when you are smiling.”
“I trust you.”
“I can always count on you.”
“You make me feel good.”
“I am so proud to be married to you.”
“I am sorry.”
“I was wrong.”
“What would you like?”
“What is on your mind?”
“Let me just listen.”
“You are so special.”
“I can’t imagine my life apart from you.”
“What can I do to help?”
“I prize every moment we spend together.”
“Thank you for loving me.”
“Thank you for accepting me.”
“Thank you for being my partner.”
“You make each day brighter.”

by Steve Stephens

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To My Dear and Loving Husband

1/17/2020

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To My Dear and Loving Husband

If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, than thee;
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me, ye women, if you can.
I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.

My love is such that rivers cannot quench,
Nor aught by love from thee give recompense.
Thy love is such I can no way reply;
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love let’s so persevere,
That when we live no more we may live ever.

by Anne Bradstreet

Anne Bradstreet was born as Anne Dudley on 20 March 1612 in Northampton, England. She was a Christian Puritan by faith. She was married to Simon Bradstreet in 1628. She became the first published woman poet and writer in British colonial America. Her first volume of poetry was, “The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America” (1650). Anne Bradstreet passed on at 60 years of age on 16 September 1672 in North Andover, Massachusetts.

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The Difference Between Romance and Love

1/16/2020

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The Difference Between Romance and Love

Romance is fleeting . . . Love is long.
Romance is dancing in the moonlight, gazing deep into desired eyes across a candlelit table . . . Love is saying: “You’re tired, honey, I’ll get up this time” - and stumbling through the darkness to comfort a crying child.
Romance is suspense, anticipation, a surprise . . . Love is dependability.
Romance is tingling excitement . . . Love is tenderness, constancy, being cherished.
Romance is eager striving to appear attractive to each other . . . Love is two people who find beauty in each other no matter how they look.
Romance is flattering attentions . . . Love is genuine thoughtfulness.
Romance feeds on itself and thus is self-consuming . . . Love is heightened and sweetened by romance, but it can survive without it.
Romance is delicious . . . Love nourishes.
Romance is seeking perfection . . . Love is forgiving faults.
Romance is flying . . . Love is safe landing.
Romance is the anguish of waiting for the phone to ring to bring you a voice that will utter endearments . . . Love is the anguish of waiting for a call that will assure you someone else is happy and safe.
Romance can’t last . . . Love can’t help it.

by Marjorie Holmes

Marjorie Holmes was born in 1910 in Storm Lake, Iowa, United States of America. She wrote a twice-weekly column, “Love and Laughter” (1959 - 1973) and a monthly column, “A Woman’s Conversations with God” (1970 - 1975), both published in the Washington, D.C. “Star” newspaper. She wrote articles that were published in “Daily Guideposts,” “McCall’s,” “Reader’s Digest,” and “Ladies’ Home Journal” magazines. She also wrote 134 books. Marjorie Holmes passed on at 91 years of age on 13 March 2002 in Manassas, Virginia, United States of America.

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Dating and Courting

1/14/2020

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He: Where did you get those big eyes?
She: They came with the face.

Overheard: I was on a date recently, and the guy took me horseback riding, and that was kind of fun . . . until we ran out of quarters!

The goal of dating is to determine if the two of you can become friends first, before doing anything else. Do not rush or be rushed into anything, such as dating exclusively, kissing, or sharing too much personal information. If you cannot be friends with your partner, then a long-term relationship may not be possible, and you will want to move on and date other people. Remember that you will want to be able to boast someday to people that you married your best friend.

Francis: What did the elephant say to his girlfriend?
Frances: “I love you tons and tons!”

Julia: Did Adam and Eve ever have a date?
Jules: No, they had an apple.

Date Activities and Places
- Concert, live theater play, comedy performance, or lecture.
- Sightseeing, gallery or museum tour, or boat tour.
- Dinner and a movie.
- Religious services.
- Roller skating, bowling, walking.
- Rodeo, ballet, opera.
Can you think of other good date activities and places, and perhaps some activities and places that would not be good for dates, as for example, whale harpooning on the open seas, or coal mining?

Man: I would go to the end of the world for you.
Woman: But would you stay there?

Remember When?

Remember when nearly sixteen,
On your very first date as a teen
     At the movies? If yes,
     Then I bet you can’t guess
What was shown on the cinema screen.

by Author Unknown

Linda: Who did the Little Mermaid date?
Lucinda: She went out with the tide.

You have to kiss a few frogs before you find your prince - at least, that is the way it happens in fairy tales!

It was an awful night - somebody was wearing the same outfit she was - her date!

What She Ate

There was a young girl who ate mice,
Tin cans, old shoes, and hair lice.
     She’d go out on a date,
     And she’d eat what she ate -
And never get asked somewhere twice.

by Author Unknown

Online dating has benefits and drawbacks. Many people misrepresent themselves online because it is easy to do so; they submit photographs of other people and claim it is them, and they fib about their income, employment status, criminal records, and other personal details. Some of them are fraudsters or other types of bad people. Some of the profiles on dating websites are not even of real people, but are fake profiles of nonexistent people set up to lure more visitors onto the sites.

Curly Locks

Curly Locks, Curly Locks,
     Wilt thou be mine?
Thou shalt not wash dishes
     Nor yet feed the swine,
But sit on a cushion
     And sew a fine seam
And feed upon strawberries,
     Sugar, and cream.

by Author Unknown: Mother Goose rhyme

Overheard: Everyone has got a Prince Charming. Mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is too stubborn to ask for directions.

We live in a weird world, so it is recommended that dates be in public places with other people around. A woman should always carry enough money for taxi fare home and have the telephone number of a reliable taxi company. Additionally, a woman can arrange to have a friend or relative call her at a designated time during a date, and if the telephone is not answered, then someone can go to the prearranged place of the date to check up on things. A friend or relative can also write down the license plate number of the vehicle in which a woman’s date drives when she is picked up, or better yet, she can drive her own vehicle to the date.

“People tell me there are plenty of fish in the sea, well that is nice and all, but I am human, and I do not date fish.” -Author Unknown

“Opposites attract in the short-run and turn into a disaster in the long-run.” -Author Unknown

“My boyfriend and I met online and we’d been dating for over a year. I introduced Hans to my uncle, who was fascinated by the fact that we met over the Internet. He asked Hans what kind of line he had used to pick me up. Ever the tech enthusiast, Hans naively replied, ‘I just used a regular 56K modem.’” -Anne McConnell

Max: Why did the apple go out with a fig?
Maxine: Because it could not find a ‘date.’

Looking for a job? How about telling people that you are a professional chaperone? You accompany couples on dates, keeping somewhat in the background, but are ever present and ready to intervene should there be any instance of untoward behavior.

“Hey, guys, one quality I’m not looking for in a man is the ability to maintain a virtual farm . . . just so you know.” -Unidentified Woman

How Passion Ate

I knew a girl named Passion;
     I asked her for a date.
I took her out to dinner,
     And gosh, how passionate!

by Author Unknown

Hey, guys, when you are low on funds and taking your gal out on a date, just remember that every night the stars put on a show for free.

Dating can be done as a couple or more than one couple. Two couples on a date are called a double-date. More than two couples is called a group date.

“Normal people flirting: Hey, you are cute - we should go out sometime! Me trying to flirt: So do you like bread . . .” -Author Unknown

A boy was about to go on his first date, and was nervous about what to talk about. He asked his father for advice. The father replied, “My son, there are three subjects that always work. These are food, family, and philosophy.” The boy picked up his date and they went to a soda fountain. Ice cream sodas in front of them, they stared at each other for a long time, and the boy’s nervousness builds. He remembered his father’s advice, and chose the first topic. He asked the girl, “Do you like potato pancakes?” She said, “No,” and the silence returned. After a few more uncomfortable minutes, the boy thought of his father’s suggestion and turned to the second item on the list. He asked, “Do you have a brother?” Again, the girl said, “No,” and there was silence again. The boy then played his last card. He thought of his father’s advice and asked the girl the following question: “If you had a brother, would he like potato pancakes?”

She: Would you remember me in a day?
He: Yes.
She: Would you remember me in a week?
He: Certainly.
She: Would you remember me in a month?
He: No doubt about it.
She: Would you remember me in year?
He: Why, of course.
She: Knock, knock.
He: Who’s there?
She: I thought you said that you would remember me!

Remembering bits of information about a person and working them into conversations is not only highly flattering but also shows interest.

“Stop waiting for Prince Charming. Get up and find him. The poor idiot might be stuck in a tree or something.” -Author Unknown

A chaperone on a date is a mature responsible adult who is present to make sure the dating youngsters behave themselves and do not get into trouble.

Read Dating: A form of speed dating in which the participants display a list of their favorite books underneath their name tags in order to facilitate the identification of a common interest.

Isn’t it about time you asked that special someone on a date?

Ask a person, “Which do you like more: scary movies, romantic movies, or comedy movies?” and they may think you are asking them on a date.

He: Can you see alright?
She: Yes.
He: You’re not sitting in a draft?
She: No.
He: Comfortable?
She: Yes, fine.
He: Want to trade seats?

Donald had overstayed his welcome at his girlfriend’s house. “You’d better leave now,” she said. “My father has a habit of taking things apart to see why they won’t go.”

If a man cannot decide what to wear on a date, he might want to wear something blue. Women are attracted to men in blue, we have been told.

“I don’t need to flirt; I will win you over with my social awkwardness!” -Author Unknown

“A man falls in love through his eyes, a woman through her ears.” -Woodrow Wyatt: “To the Point” (1981), page 107

“I won’t date a guy who doesn’t own a toolbox. I’m not saying you need to be able to knock down a wall or build a house or anything like that. But I’ve been out with a couple of guys who didn’t own toolboxes, and they couldn’t even change a light bulb.” -Kristy Swanson

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Gwen.
Gwen, who?
Gwen will I see you again?

Hey, do you want to go out sometime? Oh, you say you do not date websites? Well, that is fine . . . we will just continue with more mildly amusing material . . .

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Marriage

1/12/2020

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Forever and Always

Once upon a time,
     I became yours
and you became mine.
     And we’ll stay together
through both the tears
     and the laughter.
Because that’s what they call
     happily ever after.

by Author Unknown

“That we arrived at fifty years together is due as much to luck as to love, and a talent for knowing, when we stumble, where to fall, and how to get up again.” -Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis: “Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together” (1998)

“Marriage is our last, best chance to grow up.” -Joseph Barth

“It’s no mistake that maturity and matrimony come from the same word.” -Author Unknown

“A man and a woman should choose each other for life. A long life is barely enough for a man and woman to understand each other; and to understand is to love. The man who understands one woman is qualified to understand pretty well everything.” -J. B. Yeats (John Butler Yeats (1839 - 1922)), as quoted in Joseph Hone, editor: “Letters to His Son, W. B. Yeats, and Others (1944)

“Success in marriage depends not so much on finding the right person as it does on being the right person.” -Lowell L. Bennion (Lowell Lindsay Bennion (1908 - 1996))

“I wear my wife’s eyeglasses because she wants me to see things her way.” -Jayson Feinburg

“Happiness and laughter - that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?” -Peggy Clark (19 November 2007), who was 84 years of age, having just married James Mason, who was 93 years of age, thereby making them Britain’s oldest newly-weds

“Take each other for better or worse, but not for granted.” -Arlene Dahl (Arlene Carol Dahl (born 1925))

“More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.” -Doug Larson (1902 - 1981)

“I love being my husband’s wife.” -Julianna Margulies

“Marriage is an authentic weaving together of families, of two souls with their individual fates and destinies, of time and eternity - everyday life married to the timeless mysteries of the soul.” -Thomas Moore

“I would like to have engraved inside every wedding band, ‘Be kind to one another.’ This is the Golden Rule of Marriage and the secret of making love last through the years.” -Richard Pryor

“You should be slow to criticize your spouse’s judgment; after all, just look at who he or she married!” -Author Unknown

“Story writers say that love is concerned only with young people and the excitement and glamour of romance end at the altar. How blind they are. The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.” -Irving Stone (born Irving Tennenbaum (1903 - 1989))

“Romance is the icing, but love is the cake.” -Author Unknown

“A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” -Dave Meure

“I should like to see any kind of a man, distinguishable from a gorilla, that some good and even pretty woman could not shape a husband out of.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior (1809 - 1894): “The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table” (1858), page 98

“Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl.” -Stephen Leacock (Stephen Butler Leacock (1869 - 1944))

“Marriage is a mistake every man should make.” -George Jessel (George Albert ‘Georgie’ Jessel (1898 - 1981))

A University of Oregon study has found that humor helps marriages last. John and D. J. Rawlings, who have been married for fifty-two years, interviewed seventy couples who had been married an average of nineteen years each. The couples used humor and laughter to avoid conflict and to reduce tensions.

“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” -Robert Quillen (Verni Robert Quillen (1887 - 1948))

On their 50th wedding anniversary, a couple summed up the reason for their long and happy marriage. The husband said, “I have tried never to be selfish. After all, there is no ‘I’ in the word ‘marriage.’ The wife said, “For my part, I have never corrected my husband’s spelling.”

Overheard: Even married couples need to go on dates.

“Aravis also had many quarrels (and, I’m afraid, even fights) with Cor, but they always made it up again: so that years later, when they were grown up, they were so used to quarrelling and making it up again that they got married so as to go on doing it more conveniently.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963)): “The Horse and His Boy” (6 September 1954)

“The man or woman you really love will never grow old to you. Through the wrinkles of time, through the bowed frame of years, you will always see the dear face and feel the warm heart union of your eternal love.” -Alfred A. Montapert (Alfred Armand Montapert (1906 - 1997))

“Women hope men will change after marriage, but they don’t; men hope women won’t change, but they do.” -Bettina Arndt (born 1949)

Overheard: All husbands are alike, but they have different faces so that women can tell them apart.

“Chumps always make the best husbands. When you marry, Sally, grab a chump. Tap his forehead first, and if it rings solid, don’t hesitate. All the unhappy marriages come from the husbands having brains. What good are brains to a man? They only unsettle him.” -P. G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881 - 1955)): “The Adventures of Sally” (1920), chapter 10

While attending a seminar on marital communication, Tom and his wife Peg listened to the instructor state, “It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other.” He addressed the men, “Can you describe your wife’s favorite flower?” Tom leaned over, touched his wife’s arm gently and whispered, “Pillsbury All-Purpose, isn’t it?” The rest of the story is not pleasant, so we will stop right here.

“The only people who listen to both sides of an argument are the neighbors.” -Author Unknown

“Every minute you spend angry with your partner is a waste of sixty seconds in which you could be enjoying your marriage.” -Author Unknown

Have you heard about the man who takes his wife with him everywhere he goes so that he never has to kiss her goodbye?

Wife: Ward, wake up. There’s a mouse in the bedroom - I heard it squeak.
Husband: June, what do you want me to do, get up and oil it?

Hubby: How is a room full of married couples like an empty room?
Wifey: There is not a ‘single’ person in it.

“You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person with pets.” -Nora Ephron

“Before marriage, a man ‘yearns’ for the woman he loves. After marriage, the ‘y’ becomes silent.” -Author Unknown

While on a car trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. The woman left her glasses on the table, but didn’t miss them until they were back on the highway. By then, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turn around. The man fussed and complained all the way back to the restaurant. When they finally arrived, as the woman got out of the car to retrieve her glasses, the old man said, “While you’re in there, you may as well get my hat, too.”

“Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays, and the other who never forgets.” -Ogden Nash (Frederick Ogden ‘Ogden’ Nash (1902 - 1971))

“Today is the fifth anniversary of my wife’s thirty-ninth birthday.” -Unidentified Man

Husband: Where did you get that new hat?
Wife: Don’t worry, dear. It didn’t cost a thing. It was marked down from $60 to $30, so I bought it with the $30 I saved.

“One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again.” -Judith Viorst (born 1931)

Amy and Jamie are old friends. They had both been married to their husbands for a long time. Amy was upset because she thought her husband didn’t find her attractive anymore. “As I get older, he doesn’t bother to look at me!” Amy cried. “I’m so sorry for you, as I get older my husband says I get more beautiful every day,” replies Jamie. “Yes, but your husband’s an antique dealer!”

“So live that when your husband or wife says he or she is married to you, he or she will be boasting.” -Author Unknown

Angela: That new couple next door seems to be very devoted. He kisses her every time they meet. Why don’t you do that?
Gerald: I don’t know her well enough.

“Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first.” -Billy Sunday (William Ashley ‘Billy’ Sunday (1862 - 1935)): as quoted in “The Independent” (28 April 1917) newspaper

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))

“When asked to share the top reason for their marital success, the men and women said, ‘My spouse is my best friend.’ When the dust settles from a passionate courtship, what’s left - and what will keep that marriage growing and vital - is friendship.” -Jan Yager (born 1948)

“My wife only has two complaints: nothing to wear and not enough closet space.” -Author Unknown

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” -Mignon McLaughlin (1913 - 1983): quotation possibly found in the “Atlantic” (July 1965) magazine

“Many marriages would be better if the husband and wife clearly understood that they’re on the same side.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))

“Most people get married believing a myth that marriage is a beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for: companionship, intimacy, friendship, etc. The truth is that marriage at the start is an empty box. You must put something in before you can take anything out. There is no love in marriage. Love is in people. And people put love in marriage. There is no romance in marriage. You have to infuse it into your marriage. A couple must learn the art and form the habit of giving, loving, serving, praising, keeping the box full. If you take out more than you put in, the box will be empty.” -Author Unknown

“What therefore God has joined together, let no man put asunder.” -Author Unknown: “The Bible,” ‘Mark,’ chapter 10, verse 9

For you wake one day,
Look around and say,
“Somebody wonderful
Married me!”
-Fred Ebb (1928 - 2004): “Cabaret” (1963), ‘Married’

“Formal courtesy between husband and wife is even more important than it is between strangers.” -Robert Heinlein (Robert Anson Heinlein (1907 - 1988)): “Time Enough for Love” (1973)

“Make a list of the traits of the type of spouse you would like to marry. Then make a list of the traits you would need to attract that type of person. Then throw away the first list and work on the second. Don’t just look for the right one - become the right one!” -Author Unknown

“All the wealth in the world cannot be compared with the happiness of living together happily united.” -Marie Marguerite of Youville (1701 - 1771)

“Don’t over-analyze your marriage. That’s like yanking up a fragile plant every twenty minutes to see how its roots are growing - you will kill it.” -Author Unknown

Brent Barlow posed a question to a group of priesthood brethren: “How many of you would like to receive a revelation?” Every hand went up. He then suggested that they all go home and ask their wives how they could be better husbands. He added, “I followed my own advice, and had a very informative discussion with [my wife] Susan for more than an hour that afternoon!” A conversation like that could be a revelation for any of us. -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Ensign” (September 1992), page 17

“What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility.” -George Levinger (born 1927)

“I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.” -Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939)

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” -Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)

With all the world around us,
How glad I am that we found us.
-Author Unknown

“It doesn’t matter where you go in life - it’s who you have beside you that makes it worthwhile.” -Author Unknown

“The good or ill hap of a good or ill life, is the good or ill choice of a good or ill wife.” -Author Unknown: Scottish proverb

“The difference between a good marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving three or four things a day unsaid.” -H. Miller

“The secret of a happy marriage is simple - just keep on being as polite to one another as you are to your friends.” -Robert Quillen (Verni Robert Quillen (1887 - 1948))

“To keep your marriage whole, rarely show your worst side to your better half.” -Author Unknown

“The five most essential words for a healthy, vital relationship are ‘I apologize’ and ‘you are right.’” -Author Unknown

A marriage ceremony typically ends with a kiss because in ancient Rome, a kiss was a legal bond that sealed contracts, and marriage was seen as a contract.

“We have a strange and wonderful relationship. He’s strange, and I’m wonderful.” -Unidentified Woman

“We’re a fastidious couple; I’m fast, and she’s tedious.” -Unidentified Man

“The magic words for a great relationship are, ‘I love you just the way you are.’” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)

In ancient Greece, Solon (638 B.C.E. - 538 B.C.E.) once contemplated making marriage compulsory, and in Athens under Pericles (495 B.C.E. - 429 B.C.E.), bachelors were excluded from certain public positions. In Sparta, single and childless men were treated with scorn. In ancient Rome, Augustus (63 B.C.E. - C.E. 14) passed drastic laws that compelled people to marry and penalized those who remained single.

“Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning a handspring, or eating with chopsticks; it looks easy until you try it.” -Helen Rowland (1875 - 1950)

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” -Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993)

“All men and women should freely use those seven words which have the power to make any marriage run smoothly: You know dear, you may be right.” -Author Unknown

“The goal of marriage is not to think alike, but to think together.” -Author Unknown

“They are kind to each other’s hopes. They cherish each other’s dreams.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

“Marriage is finding happiness . . . together.” -Author Unknown

This is MFOL! . . . where folks can always say, “Yes!” to happiness . . .

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How to Fight for Your Marriage

1/11/2020

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How to Fight for Your Marriage

1. Never give up.
2. Fight for your marriage, not in it.
3. Guard your marriage.
4. Pursue your spouse.
5. Pray for your marriage, for your spouse, and for yourself.

by Author Unknown

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Marriage Joins Two People . . .

1/10/2020

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Marriage Joins Two People in the Circle of Its Love

Marriage is a commitment to life, the best that two people can find and bring out in each other. It offers opportunities for sharing and growth that no other relationship can equal. It is a physical and an emotional joining that is promised for a lifetime.

Within the circle of its love, marriage encompasses all of life’s most important relationships. A wife and a husband are each other’s best friend, confidant, lover, teacher, listener, and critic. And there may come times when one partner is heartbroken or ailing, and the love of the other may resemble the tender caring of a parent for a child.

Marriage deepens and enriches every facet of life. Happiness is fuller, memories are fresher, commitment is stronger, even anger is felt more strongly, and passes away more quickly.

Marriage understands and forgives the mistakes life is unable to avoid. It encourages and nurtures new life, new experiences, and new ways of expressing a love that is deeper than life.

When two people pledge their love and care for each other in marriage, they create a spirit unique unto themselves which binds them closer than any spoken or written words. Marriage is a promise, a potential made in the hearts of two people who love each other and takes a lifetime to fulfil.

by Edmund O’Neill

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What is a Husband?

1/8/2020

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What is a Husband?

A husband is that special man
     That you yourself picked out
As being nice to be around
     And nice to think about.

He is just the one
     Who has that special way
Of being dear and sweet,
     The one who makes
Your life worthwhile,
     Your happiness complete.

A husband is the one who
     Makes you feel so proud
And glad to be his wife,
     For he and his love for you
Will ever and always be
     Your greatest joy in life.

by Author Unknown

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What's in a Name

1/7/2020

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What’s in a Name

Kindergarten:
Billy loves Betsy!
Betsy loves Billy!

Grade school:
Willie hates Bessie!
Bessie hates Willie!

High School:
Bill likes Liz -
Liz likes Bill.

College:
Bill loves Betty!
Betty loves Bill!

Finale:
I, William, take thee,
Elizabeth . . .

by Nova Trimble Ashley

Nova Trimble Ashley (maiden name Trimble) was born on 10 July 1911 in Wichita, Kansas, United States of America. She was married to James E. Ashley. She became a writer and a poet. Nova Trimble Ashley passed on at 69 years of age on 1 September 1980.

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A Dozen Christmas Roses

1/6/2020

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A Dozen Christmas Roses

One rose for the times we’ve shared and the memories we’ve made
One rose for being someone I can trust
One rose for accepting me as I am
One rose for forgiving me the mistakes I’ve made
One rose for taking the time to listen even when you don’t understand or agree
One rose for being there when I need you
One rose for letting me be there when you need someone
One rose for the hopes and dreams and feelings you share
One rose for your actions that speak louder than words
One rose for knowing when to speak and when to offer silence
One rose for your smile that brings joy into my world
And one rose for being one of life’s most beautiful gifts
Twelve roses because you are important to me and I love you.

by Author Unknown

Christmas roses are scientifically named Helleborus niger. Despite the similarity in name to domestic garden roses, they are a different species. Although they can be visually appealing, some varieties of Christmas roses should not be touched or ingested because they are poisonous to humans and animals, including pets, livestock, and wild animals.

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Twelve Rules for a Happy Marriage

9/30/2018

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Twelve Rules for a Happy Marriage

1. Never both be angry at once.
2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.
3. Yield to the wishes of the other as an exercise in self-discipline if you can’t think of a better reason.
4. If you have a choice between making yourself or your mate look good, choose your mate.
5. If you feel you must criticize, do so lovingly.
6. Never bring up a mistake of the past. Your silence will be greatly appreciated.
7. Neglect the whole world rather than each other.
8. Never let the day end without saying at least one complimentary thing to your life’s partner.
9. Never meet without an affectionate greeting.
10. When you’ve said or done something hurtful, acknowledge it and ask for forgiveness.
11. Remember, it takes two to get an argument going. Invariably the one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking.
12. Never go to bed mad.

by Ann Landers

Ann Landers is a pseudonym of Esther Pauline Friedman ‘Eppie’ Lederer, who was born on 4 July 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America, as an identical twin of Pauline ‘Popo’ Esther Phillips, also known by the pseudonym Abigail Van Buren. Both sisters became advice columnists and writers. Esther Pauline Friedman ‘Eppie’ Lederer passed on at 83 years on 22 June 2002 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

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Wedded Love

9/29/2018

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Wedded Love

There is no truer bliss on Earth,
     Than wedded love;
It hath its nourishment and birth
     From Him above!
Who hath to mortals kindly given
     A foretaste of the joys of Heaven!

by Richard Coe: “Poems” (1850); type of work: collected poems by a single author

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If

9/22/2018

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If

If I can hold a flower
     and watch its petals fade,
If I can touch the well-worn earth
     on which my children played,
If I can hold one moment
     of the times you’ve made me smile,
Then I can take the bad times,
     for you’ve made them all worthwhile.

by Albin

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