Marriage is more than four bare legs in a bed. ~Hoshang N. Akhtar
I’m thinking about marriage today, grateful for the husband I have and the life we are building together, and reflecting on how I’ve changed and am changing as a wife. All in all it’s for the better! But like rocks being polished in a tumbler, married life feels gritty sometimes. I worry about aspects of myself that I’m losing or things I know Matt has sacrificed for us, and I freak out that it’s too much to ask.
My friend Brett wrote a great little rant on how our culture treats marriage (Marriage Sucks). He searched the internets for an inspirational quote to include in a love letter for his wife and got mostly one-liners about marriage that are thinly veiled put-downs. He says,
“Marriage does not have the greatest track record at the moment. It is in desperate need of people who will champion it, who will speak life into it and cheer it on from the sides [as other married couples and as single or dating people] – we need all the help we can get.” Continue reading “Laughing at Marriage”