I do – these are two little words that little girls and boys think about as they are growing up. They are the magic words that are said in the marriage vows when one person is committing to another. I remember seeing a cartoon that talked about marriage in the sense that it said something like: I knew they were writing their vows, but I thought it would be Robert Frost quotes not rules for the Geneva Convention.
Our vows are an important component of our marriages because they are designed to set the tone for the marriage. Think about it, when we say I do – we are agreeing to the terms and conditions we set forth in the vows. The traditional wedding vows cover in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, for better or for worse. One way some couples can help themselves when it comes to their problem resolution is to remember their vows when they are struggling with the hard times in a marriage.
I knew they were writing their vows, but I thought it would be Robert Frost quotes not rules for the Geneva Convention
When it comes to wedding vows, there are many ways to make your commitments – whether you are choosing previously written vows or writing your own – think not only of the vows you want to make right now, but the vows you want to commit to again and again as your marriage ages. When you are saying I do – you are not saying I do right now, you are saying I do now and forever.
Some vows that are popular include:
- … a token of my love. I marry you with this ring and with all that I am …
- I give myself to you in God’s name and I give you this ring as a symbol of that promise
- This is a token of my fidelity, my love and the unending circle of our lives
- I pledge myself to you with all that I am and all that I will be
- Please take me in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
- I thee wed and do bestow upon thee all the treasures of my heart, my mind and my hands.
Your vows are tokens of who you are and they are more than just words and the I do is more than just a seal – it is a constantly renewing promise from the moment you give them to today. Is that what you meant when you said I do?
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