Tag Archives: wedding anniversary

The Wrong Excuse for a Gift?

It’s Father’s Day in Australia tomorrow. Someone asked me what I’d bought for Mick for Father’s Day. ‘Nothing,’ I replied. ‘He’s not my father.’ If my father was still alive I would certainly buy him a gift and our son and daughter buy a gift for Mick, but we have never held to the view that the husband buys presents for their wife on Mother’s Day or the wife buys presents for the husband on Father’s Day. After all it’s not husband’s or wive’s day. In fact I think the whole thing is quite absurd and a ploy by companies … Continue reading →

What is the Big Deal about Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. The shops have stacks of cards and heart shaped decorations out. Yet in a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald the marketing director of Hallmark, Amanda Del Prete, said, ‘We have had some women say if they want to get an anniversary card from their husband, they have to buy it themselves and give it to them. I think a few people have slipped their husbands some Valentine’s cards as well.’ Doesn’t that defeat the purpose? If he can’t be bothered or forgets or isn’t interested in buying a card, then what’s the point? … Continue reading →

Eleven Years of Marriage

I wanted to take a few minutes to share a little bit about my own marriage. My husband and I have been together for twelve years, and recently celebrated our eleventh wedding anniversary. We were married at a local courthouse, and we didn’t have a honeymoon, but we have what most people consider a good marriage. We are far from perfect, and we have our share of problems like any couple does, but many people accuse us of being the perfect couple. There is no such thing. A good marriage takes a lot of work, and we do work at … Continue reading →