Lis007 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 What makes your marriage amazing? and if you were to give advice to yourself on your wedding day what would it be? Link to post Share on other sites
Eve Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 What makes your marriage amazing? and if you were to give advice to yourself on your wedding day what would it be? Hubby can actually handle me, even when I am on a mission and want **** done, like yesterday. He just makes everything better and can calm me just by smling at me. Not had that before. Never even missed previous partners once they were out of sight. *Yawn* I am loved completely and can love him completely. Advice on Wedding Day? No advice to self, would not change a thing, even though he can be so cheekily annoying and moody at times. Take care, Eve x Link to post Share on other sites
Afishwithabike Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 What makes your marriage amazing? Our marriage is a work in progress but we don't take each other for granted. I know he has other options. I have options too. We stay married to each other because we want to, not because we need to or have to. and if you were to give advice to yourself on your wedding day what would it be? A wedding is one day. Marriage is hopefully forever. Spend as much time improving your marriage as you do planning your wedding day. And elope! You'll save a lot more money that way. Link to post Share on other sites
Michael30 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 What makes your marriage amazing? My wife supporting my goals and letting me know when I am wrong is why I love being married to her. and if you were to give advice to yourself on your wedding day what would it be? None. Link to post Share on other sites
scaredandalone1223 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 What makes our marriage amazing? The fact I'm married to my best friend. We can talk about anything and we never tire of spending time together. The little things we do for each other that show how much we care. The history we've had together that has bonded us together in good times and in bad. Advice to me on our wedding day? I'm not sure I would change too much as every lesson we've learned along the way has only made us stronger. The best thing I could tell me is never take him for granted and always make family the #1 priority. Link to post Share on other sites
Stung Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I used to always be a big-picture person, but something about serious relationships, probably compounded by the day to day nitty gritty of being a mother and having to be detailed and consistent, sometimes makes me lose sight of the big picture. My advice to myself would be to remember to step back, sometimes, let my lungs fill, let my head clear, remember the greater goals and not get crazy about the details. There are a number of things that make my marriage amazing. My husband as a whole is the most important thing, IMO. His capacity for understanding, his kindness, his loyalty, his brilliance, his goofiness, his sexiness. He's my best friend. He's nice to me even when I'm not being nice to myself. He makes me work to be a better person, for him and our kids. We complement each other so well, lending each other our strengths, shoring up each other's weaknesses. I just have this faith that we will be sitting in the sun in our backyard, holding hands, watching our grandkids playing someday. Link to post Share on other sites
She's_NotInLove_w/Me Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 What makes my marriage amazing that it is still going strong after 18 years together! We have been through so much, but no matter what we still love one another. Reminds of that line "we never fell out of love with each other. . . . at the same time!" As far as my advice to myself on my wedding day; well I married young and immature, and taking of all of my life's experience and going back to talk to myself that day, I give myself a long drawn out speech, the gist of which would be to a) support my wife unconditionally, b) stay the course no matter what, be confident everything will work out in the end, c) stand up for myself when things that are very important to me come up in the marriage; d) last, but certainly not least, do not LIE to her! NO regrets though. I would do it all again. Hindsight is of course 20/20, and I would improve things. But overall, we are a great couple! Link to post Share on other sites
xxoo Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 What makes our marriage amazing: How we grow closer during the tough times. How we grow closer no matter what. How the sex has gotten hotter over the years! What would I tell myself at my wedding: My wedding day was relaxed and lovely, and I'd change nothing. But during the first few years of marriage I'd tell myself to CHILL OUT--everything will work out (money, jobs, housing, cars, etc). I spent too much time worrying over problems that never happened. Link to post Share on other sites
Eve Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 What makes our marriage amazing: How we grow closer during the tough times. How we grow closer no matter what. How the sex has gotten hotter over the years! What would I tell myself at my wedding: My wedding day was relaxed and lovely, and I'd change nothing. But during the first few years of marriage I'd tell myself to CHILL OUT--everything will work out (money, jobs, housing, cars, etc). I spent too much time worrying over problems that never happened. I would agree with the bolded!!!! It is nice to have someone know you intimately like that.. so fully. Take care, Eve x Link to post Share on other sites
Lauriebell82 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 What makes our marriage amazing is that when we are both happy and having fun we have the BEST time together. I've never been happier with anyone else when I'm with my husband. Advice to myself on my wedding day would be to relax more on the honeymoon and not worry so much about how expensive Hawaii will be! Link to post Share on other sites
Breezy Trousers Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 What makes your marriage amazing? and if you were to give advice to yourself on your wedding day what would it be? I wouldn't give myself advice. I'm still learning! So what makes our marriage amazing (will be married 2 decades this year)? We both came from highly successful corporate families and were utterly disillusioned with traditional world views on success and money. When we came together, we were ready to share a spiritual path and explore the deeper meaning of life together. We were willing to go off the grid together, if that's what it required. Of course, we didn't know any of this when we met.... We just wanted to have sex! lol ... That was Life's way of tricking us into a shared spiritual curriculum which only became apparent after many years together. I had lots of residual damage from childhood abuse. Like many people who've been abused, I became emotionally abusive toward the one I loved most. My husband loved me despite my horrible behavior during the first 10 years of our marriage, trusting I would eventually heal those issues because I was working hard to get better. He knew the abuse wasn't the truth about me. I eventually caught up with his faith in me. I healed those issues. The last 10 years of our marriage have been happy -- NO abuse. Zero. My husband had infidelities. I stuck it out with him through the first 10 years of our marriage. I had faith in his goodness, and he proved to me that that faith wasn't misplaced. He healed those issues (it seems! never can be sure!). Again, the last 10 years have been happy -- NO infidelities. We share a strong intellectual curiosity about the world, too. That's made our marriage continually interesting to us. We still have a great physical connection, too, even after 23 years. Link to post Share on other sites
beenburned Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 What makes my marriage amazing is that we have grown up together, and learned to face all the challenges and stages that life has thrown our way! No marriage is perfect, and you have to be willing to work at compromises when problems arise. We have been married for over 30 years! Link to post Share on other sites
compassion42 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 My marriage is NOT amazing so far(4 months in) but I want to say thanks to all who posted about their awesome marriages. It gives me hope and is helpful for me to read that even though a marriage isn't perfect, it can still be AMAZING! Link to post Share on other sites
PenelopeTheFaithful Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 What makes your marriage amazing? My husband. and if you were to give advice to yourself on your wedding day what would it be? "You, and your relationship, will survive this." Link to post Share on other sites
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