A DEADLY DULL MARRIAGE “We never had a cross word between us in 65 years of marriage.” That is what the elderly gentlemen said across the pulpit about his deceased wife during one of our church meetings. I don’t know what others thought, but the first thought that came to my mind, after scratching my head was, “What? ...my marriage has been full of small skirmishes. And every once in a while a major battle breaks out that leaves my wife and I exhausted and wounded in body and soul. My marriage relationship has been more on the lines of a statement I read the other day attributed to Garson Kanin, who was married to the actress Ruth Gordon for many years. He said: “I think the key to a long-lasting marriage is that we don’t always agree . Agreement is deadly dull.” Well I would never be one to promote contention in a marriage relationship but when two souls spend a lifetime together, it seems to me that disagreements will flare up. When my wife and I were first married I didn’t see the economic nor rational decision in...FULL MESSAGE AT...thedisciplemd/a-deadly-dull-marriage/
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:07:58 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015