Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Marriage Advice

Laura B, The Trooper’s Girl, has a bit of marriage advice geared towards military and police spouses, though I think her advice is applicable to all individuals regardless of their avocation.

The post is titled Getting Squirrely, which is apropos, I think, especially as I enter the nineteenth year of my second marriage, and contemplate the squirrely moments which have occurred over those years between myself and the Lovely Melis.

Laura B’s closing advisory note.

Be wise. Know that a marriage is often just like a job - it requires work, respect for each other, kindness and politeness when you really want to throw a stapler at their head, as well as an ability to accept disappointment. Sometimes you won’t even like each other. And sometimes even the love you had at the start has to be sanded down and refinished, having tarnished over the years. Sometimes you will have to be the cheerleader, bringing low spirits up when you know that there is a reason for low spirits and you’d just as soon wallow in them, too. And if you happen to have that cheerleader outfit already? Hey, win-win, my friend…now, I wonder where he put those motor boots?....

Posted by John Venlet on 10/26 at 07:17 AM
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