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Marriage Isn't for Me

DennasMom

Well-Known Member
Re: Marriage Isn’t for Me

Saw that on a FB post.
The poster added... "and pet ownership isn't for you, either"

Very good blog, I thought...
The backlash?? really??

I don't recall too many grandparents celebrating their 65th anniversary talking about how selfish they were and how that made it all work for so long...

Although, I am selfish when it comes to my happiness... when my spouse is happy, I'm happy... so I do my best to keep him happy!! :)
 

LizB

Well-Known Member
Re: Marriage Isn’t for Me

I read about this and it is kind of the way our marriage works. We are very aware of the happiness of the OTHER person, rather than our own, and when you make it your goal to make your mate happy, they make you happy in return. It has worked for 23 years so far!

I was disappointed at some people's reactions that "marriage isn't always about the other person, you have to be happy yourself..." etc. Well, it is a two way street, and is a partnership, and if BOTH of you consider marriage about the OTHER one, then it works out great. If only one of you has this philosophy then it might not work so well.

When I first read the title of the post, however, I thought he was writing about something completely different, lol!