This is the eve of mine and My Sweet’s wedding anniversary. Tomorrow we will have been married for 26 years. It has been an adventure from day one, filled with challenges, twists, and turns. Our highlight reel would be long and our blooper reel would be hilarious. I wouldn’t want to be on this journey with anyone else.
In honour of our day, here are 26 things I’ve learned about marriage:
1. I would rather be happy than right.
2. Partnership doesn’t pair well with ego.
3. Little things have great impact.
4. You can never say “I love you” too much.
5. Going to bed angry usually results in waking up with regret.
6. Walking is more fun when you hold hands.
7. Putting your marriage first sets a better example for your kids than putting your kids first and letting your marriage suffer.
8. Learn to enjoy some of the things your partner likes to do.
9. Ebbs and flows are normal.
10. Learning how to communicate honestly is worth the effort.
11. Laughing with each other is restorative.
12. Laughing at each other is destructive.
13. You are each other’s most important cheerleader.
14. Wrong turns can either be a tragedy or an adventure. You decide.
15. Step out of your comfort zone and into your partner’s, you might find it’s not so bad.
16. Trust is almost everything.
17. Respect is almost everything else.
18. Take a long, hard look at yourself before you decide your partner is the one who needs to change.
19. Learn to accept that some things are never going to change.
20. Sometimes it’s good to be silly and spontaneous.
21. Dating your partner is just as important after marriage.
22. Your partner is not psychic. If you’ve got a problem say so or get over it.
23. It isn’t a competition so don’t compare your relationship to someone else’s.
24. Your partner deserves your attention – make sure you give it.
25. Try new things together, challenge each other.
26. Every moment will become a memory, make lots of great ones together.
Some amazing thoughts and rules to live by.
Just have to remember them at the appropriate times.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Dale and yes, the key is remembering at the right time, but practice makes perfect right? Well, maybe not perfect, but happy at least 🙂
Awesome and you hit all the important points good job ,coming up on 29 married for us.
Thanks Paula! Congratulations to you – 29 years is fantastic and I’ll bet you’ve learned a lot along the way!
As I read your list I realized that some things have been forgotten in our marriage. We are coming up on 29 years of marriage but have been together for 33. I think we both need to remember these simple rules to live by. Thanks for the reminder Cathy 😍