tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post3325301015388448851..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About MarriageGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-72702496213495911072011-02-11T23:36:54.497-06:002011-02-11T23:36:54.497-06:00Oh you are so right. Marriage is not about me. And...Oh you are so right. Marriage is not about me. And that mysterious symbol? So right.<br /><br />Bu what new bride and groom would ever believe it? :)Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145504027833176749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-88745478059681851852011-02-11T08:37:17.353-06:002011-02-11T08:37:17.353-06:00Always a pleasure to read your wisdom --- and I lo...Always a pleasure to read your wisdom --- and I love to think of the "starry eyed" you since I am know of the sage of experience.<br /><br />:)H. Gillhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866823621648796335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-79716675323765905842011-02-10T21:06:13.018-06:002011-02-10T21:06:13.018-06:00You're right---I know the concept, but I also ...You're right---I know the concept, but I also know I'm not going to totally understand till I'm married. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your wisdom.Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890906422736657495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-25690356642956823242011-02-10T18:15:35.928-06:002011-02-10T18:15:35.928-06:00Beautiful.
I am always in awe of your relationshi...Beautiful.<br /><br />I am always in awe of your relationship with your wife -- and in awe of your ability to write of it so beautifully.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-74463279631187956162011-02-10T17:40:41.753-06:002011-02-10T17:40:41.753-06:00i needed this tonight. more than you know.
thank...i needed this tonight. more than you know. <br /><br />thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957834646085933322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-83272185569799529162011-02-10T17:28:22.490-06:002011-02-10T17:28:22.490-06:00I've been married 7 years, but this was very i...I've been married 7 years, but this was very inspiring to me right now:<br /><br />"Most of the advice is useless... Some things have to be experienced."<br /><br />That is the best advice for me now, to just continue to experience marriage as openly as possible. ;)<br /><br />I'm a girl, so I loved hearing about your whirlwind romance and chuckled at young Glynn, sweating it out in front of the tube with future father-in-law. You smart young man! LOL.Bonnie Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331275947237285245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-75571949482612423222011-02-10T13:59:36.430-06:002011-02-10T13:59:36.430-06:00Love this! And yes, I think most of us would have ...Love this! And yes, I think most of us would have nodded and acted like we understood...but again, there's no way to really know until you've experienced it. Great models help, too.Laura@OutnumberedMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764574855540659528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-43314119546853834882011-02-10T13:33:39.637-06:002011-02-10T13:33:39.637-06:00Glynn,
Our story is pretty similar - and I don'...Glynn,<br />Our story is pretty similar - and I don't run into people with similar stories very often at all! We worked together but didn't know each other well for 3 years. Then started working on the same primary care team for a dying child (2 nurse family). A month later, we started dating - 2 days before he moved 1500 miles away. We saw each other 3 times over the summer, and on one of those visits, he proposed. We were married in September by a pastor we didn't really know, with no premarital counseling. Both of us had been in our fair share of poor relationships prior, and I just "knew" the very first time he held my hand (during a prayer and outside of romance). <br /><br />9 years later, we have had our ups and downs, but what we started that day in September 2002 has been the best thing of my life.Turquoise Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757439386076840547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-77949117452003443822011-02-10T11:19:23.815-06:002011-02-10T11:19:23.815-06:00Glynn,
That’s what I call a whirlwind romance. Ha....Glynn,<br />That’s what I call a whirlwind romance. Ha. <br /><br />I wish this weren’t true, as I have a daughter who is about to be engaged:<br />“Marriage is one of those things that you can’t really explain completely to someone considering it. Some things have to be experienced.”<br />But I know it is true, and it is how it is supposed to be. I will pass along to her your “one thing” though, that "Marriage is not about me." Very good!Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-66444876201886162082011-02-10T09:26:13.561-06:002011-02-10T09:26:13.561-06:00It's not about me....it's not about me.......It's not about me....it's not about me....it's not about me! :) I need to remind myself over and over@penguinsandladybugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826439322679619897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-51396178296708145512011-02-10T07:58:11.166-06:002011-02-10T07:58:11.166-06:00I was 30 years old when I got married. By that tim...I was 30 years old when I got married. By that time, not only did I know what I wanted in a relationship, but what I didn't want. You're completely right. It's not about me. It's about us, kids included.katdishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-29094878656968735792011-02-10T07:47:15.852-06:002011-02-10T07:47:15.852-06:00April and I were 21 and 20 years of age. We had k...April and I were 21 and 20 years of age. We had known each other for about a year, but about 7 months of that was a long distance relationship.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739135186754291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-85912223399981206522011-02-10T07:12:05.542-06:002011-02-10T07:12:05.542-06:00We also got married young--21 & 22, but we met...We also got married young--21 & 22, but we met at 18 & 19 and wanted to get married immediately (dumb parents!). Of course, now that I am a parent of teens, I understand.<br />Marriage is a great mystery. I'm 19 years in, and I have no advice for young marrieds. It's wonderful. It's awful. I wouldn't trade it for anything.Megan Willomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494508400178014999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-9806350698566431782011-02-10T06:31:25.112-06:002011-02-10T06:31:25.112-06:00Spot on Glynn. I was not yet 21 (I had to have my...Spot on Glynn. I was not yet 21 (I had to have my parent's sign a permission slip in Ohio) when we got married. My wife was already of age. :) After almost 38 years this June, I can say "it is not about me." Actually, if I had had my eyes open I might have found that out around day 3 or so but I didn't. We were both so naive. I do premarital counseling and often feel it is a waste since they rarely hear anyway. "Oh, we won't have that problem because we are in love." Aaahhh yeah. Anyway, sorry to go on. Thanks for a good post.Bill (cycleguy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09082407231475058958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-87675258494773241572011-02-10T05:25:55.605-06:002011-02-10T05:25:55.605-06:00I agree 100%. And this is something that you can&#...I agree 100%. And this is something that you can't learn by reading a book, or getting advice from a friend. Like you say, you have to experience the sacrifice, the wincing, the push and pull, to understand what it really means.<br /><br />My interpretation of marriage - it is a form of therapy. I can't think of a better way to grow, or grow up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com