Love, honor and obey, three simple words yet they are three of the most difficult promises to achieve.
Only two out of ten marriages will do this and one of those two will be done out of fear.
LOVE- Scared to be alone, petrified that the grass will in fact not be greener on the other side,
that your right I will never find anyone who will love or look after me like you do, even if that does mean i have to deal with the beatings when i step out of line.
HONOR- Staying for our childrens sake because we did bring them into the world and it would destroy them if we split up.
OBEY- Commanding to your every demand even if that does mean hiding the deep protruding bruises from my family from when i try and assert myself.
The 1% who keep their promises for the right reasons
LOVE- The way my heart skips a beat when you enter a room even after twenty years of marriage.
HONOR- Every day im proud to call you my partner as you are of me.
OBEY- Obey, what is that, we don't demand anything from each other, we encourage and help each other out of love and respect alone.
Isn't it sad after generations and decades of marriages only 1% get it right.
Comments
Rhiannonw | March 17, 2012 - 17:21
And where the husband is serious about 'loving and cherishing' … and even where he may have to make a decision, there has been so much consultation and understanding … we're surrounded by a self-centred society I suppose, love can't be about what I can get all the time, can it?
Rhiannon
widdicombe81 | March 17, 2012 - 17:26
love shouldn't be about what we can get i agree, it should be about what we can give into the relationship to make each other happy.
Silver Spun Sand | March 17, 2012 - 20:25
Such a refreshing write, widdicombe. Well said;-)
Tina
widdicombe81 | March 17, 2012 - 20:27
thank you tina really appreciate your feed back
Silver Spun Sand | March 17, 2012 - 20:31
You're more than welcome;-) The other half and me are coming up to our 45th anniversary in July, so I guess we must have done something
right;-)
widdicombe81 | March 17, 2012 - 20:33
congrats on that, your the good 1% me and mine are 15 years this year so far so good hehe
Silver Spun Sand | March 17, 2012 - 20:37
Fifteen's crystal, I think, and congrats to you
too;-)
widdicombe81 | March 17, 2012 - 20:38
thank ux