This summer, Blair and I will celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary. There have sure been some interesting years, and I have come to realize how important it is to impart what wisdom I have gained over the years.
You are welcome.
Here they are, in no particular order except the one they occurred to me in:
26 Things I Have Learned About Marriage
1. Your proposal story and wedding day will live in infamy. Do them right. You will be telling this story for a very long time.
2. The remote must be located.
3. Dinner is important. If you don’t make it, at least know what and when it’s going to be.
4. Sex is not the most important sign of love.
5. That being said, it can be a nice part of marriage.
6. Selfless service IS the most important sign of love.
7. Men have feelings.
8. But not that many.
9. Husbands want their wives to be happy.
10. Happy wives make happy lives.
11. Dating is crucial. And fun. Go on Dates. With your husband.
12. Don’t fight about the kids or money.
13. When you do fight about the kids and money, don’t do it in front of kids.
14. Kiss in front of the kids.
15. Especially when you want them to go away.
16. Criticism kills.
17. Worry about your own behavior. That’s the person God put you in charge of.
18. You may not be able to agree on the exact color of the couch, but you both agree that it matches the carpet. That is marriage.
19. Home improvement causes fights. Pick your battles. Brace yourself.
20. Don’t tell your dad that your husband is an idiot. Tomorrow, you won’t think he is, but your dad won’t forget that his baby girl is married to an idiot.
21. Don’t tell your friends he’s an idiot. Take some higher ground here, ladies. He’s a man, he’s yours. Keep it shut.
22. Don’t tell HIM he’s an idiot. That’s not nice.
23. If you have to tell someone, tell God. God knows you both best and is the only one is a position to help.
24. Go ahead and ask if you look fat in those pants, it keeps him on his toes.
25. Give him compliments. Men need those too. They like to think they are hot.
26. Marriage is like a casserole. There are lots of ingredients, lots of different ways to do it right, and it’s better if it’s hot.
