If you spend much time on Pinterest you will have seen the following. It is attributed to Paul Newman. The Pinterest pin says that it's a letter he wrote his bride, Joanne Woodward, on their wedding day. That is actually incorrect. It's a poem written by Wilferd A. Peterson and read at the Newman/Woodward wedding. They were married for 50 years when Newman died so they must have taken the advice to heart.
After 35 years of marriage I can tell you that these points are all worthy of consideration. A good marriage doesn't just happen.....it happens because two people work hard toward that goal. Let me assure those of you in the early years that all that work is totally worth it......no lie, totally worth it!
After 35 years of marriage I can tell you that these points are all worthy of consideration. A good marriage doesn't just happen.....it happens because two people work hard toward that goal. Let me assure those of you in the early years that all that work is totally worth it......no lie, totally worth it!
A good marriage must be created.
In the art of marriage the little things are the big things...
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude
of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation
and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience,
understanding and a sense of humour.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal,
dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.
It is discovering what marriage can be, at its best.
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.
It is standing together facing the world.
of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience,
understanding and a sense of humour.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
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