I’m popping in to say, ‘Hi’ and feeling excited to be joining Courtney on the marriage blog. My husband and I have been married for over 40 years, so hopefully I’ve learned something about marriage in that time to share with you all.
Since May 2007 I have been writing in the Christian area and popping in for the occasional guest movie review. A number of my blogs in Christian have covered marriage. You can check some of them out below.
Much of my life involves writing. I’m fortunate to have a husband who fully supports me. He thinks I can do anything I put my mind to. I try and prove him right where possible and not stress too much when things don’t work.
When I think back we had a few things against when we married. We were young; both under 21, and statistics show young marriages have a higher failure rate. I never intended to marry young. As a teenager, I thought I’d wait till I was old, around 30! But when you meet the right one, that’s it. Plans go out the window.
It’s funny how my outlook changed as I get older. Now I consider 30 young!
We were from different backgrounds. He was from a family that went to church every week. I came from a family where people didn’t go to church, not always even for weddings. His family was reserved and not particularly close. I was close to both parents but especially my Mom, who was friend as well as mother.
We liked different films. He liked Lawrence of Arabia and Dr Zhivago. I hated both. I was into musicals like The Sound of Music and South Pacific.
When it came to music we were worlds apart. He liked Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles. I was an avid Elvis fan (still am) but also loved ballads and songs from musicals and old movies (like Tristi with her fondness for old movies)
Over the years we’ve learned to compromise and also grown to like some of the other’s taste in music and films, though I still draw the line at Bob Dylan. We’ve agreed to disagree on that point. He often plays his Dylan when he’s gardening or in the garage working on his stained glass.
But the thing that has been constant through financial hardship, sickness, and other difficult times is the love we still have for each other. He is still my love and my best friend and I know I am his.
Please visit these related blogs
Keeping the Happily Ever After
Why I’m Happy to Submit to My Husband