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What is Love? Part 2

Yesterday we looked at the idea that love is shown practically in the day to day outworking of the marriage relationship. So, is it worth expending all that time and energy? Yes it is. ‘Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it…It really is worth fighting for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk everything, you risk even more,’ said Erica Jong. I have to agree. Those who aren’t prepared to risk themselves and be vulnerable for love are missing out on a lot. Real love isn’t dependant … Continue reading →

Marriage Is…

Earlier this year, I wrote about the “Love Is…” cartoons created by Kim Casali and their significance to my relationship with Wayne throughout our years together. In the vein of those cartoons, sans the drawings, I’ve whittled down some of the lessons I’ve learned from Families.com members, other bloggers, and my own personal experiences to compile a list of a few things I think marriage is. Marriage Is…: Filling in the Rest of the Sentence 1. Not always easy. 2. Sometimes aggravating. 3. About needing to trade places (i.e. putting yourself in your spouse’s shoes) from time to time. (Especially … Continue reading →

What Love Is: Learning Long Marriage Secrets from Families.com Members

Earlier this year I committed myself to making the best of Marriage in ‘08. I planned to do that by accentuating the positive and examining tools of the trade others used in their marriages. Especially long lasting marriages. I’m still on that mission, but I’ve already learned a lot. And a lot of it has been gleaned right here from other Families.com members. A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That The very first thing I realized was actually the last of the four rules I wrote earlier this year: One Size Doesn’t Fit All. This is … Continue reading →

Love Is…

When Wayne and I first started dating back in the mid-80s, one of Denver’s papers (can’t remember now if it was the Rocky Mountain News or the Denver Post) ran the syndicated comic strip “Love Is…” drawn by Kim Casali. My sister was the one who had first introduced me to it, but Wayne was the one who gave it meaning. You see, even way, way, way back then we had a commuter relationship. I lived with my mom in Denver where I went to high school; he lived down in Gunnison where he went to college. Most relationships don’t … Continue reading →

Friday Funnies: Can We Have a Little More Friday Funny Marriage Humor?

Love Letter I shall seek and find you. I shall take you to bed and control you. I will make you ache, shake and sweat until you grunt and groan. I will make you beg for mercy. I will exhaust you to the point that you will be relieved when I leave you. And you will be weak for days. All my love, The Flu Kids Say the Darndest Things “Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” “Love is when you go out to … Continue reading →