Life is a compromise.
Like marriage.
Especially marriage.
I may be an expert on that.
- What should we have for dinner when I love cheese and my husband hates it?
Compromise: I do not cook with cheese, except for myself or if I am craving Mac n’ Cheese, we eat out.
- How warm or cool shall we set the thermostat for our temperature comfort levels?
Compromise: It’s always a little too warm for me in here, but a little too cool for him.
- To avoid being deemed a “back seat driver”, how quiet should I be as a passenger in the car when I know he’s about to make a wrong turn?
Compromise: I make little noises and white knuckle the hand grip. I think he sees all that with his great peripheral vision. If none of that works, I gasp out loud.
- What movie should we watch when he loves spy thrillers and I love romantic drama?
Compromise: We have separate viewing rooms and meet between films.
Love Lamb, too cool, I drive, Not an other Hallmark and other TV’s available.
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At least you’re making it work! 🙂
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We worked that out early in the marriage. Example: When deciding where to retire, I wanted to stay in Charlottesville, she wanted to move to Virginia Beach. So we compromised and moved to Virginia Beach. You get the idea…..
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Brilliant !! That is exactly what marriage is all about ” COMPROMISE” and when you do….”IT WORKS”
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Sounds like you’ve gotten it all worked out. Congratulations!
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Hahaha! I need lessons from your spouse…..
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Rita – would you believe 58 years?
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I think we may be on the right track Anne…. together 58 years. 🙂
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Wow! We’ve been married 53 years — dated for 3. Bet we two couples make the “rare” rating in statistics.
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I told my daughters, when they were about to marry, “Some day you will look at this man who you adore right now and think, “Marrying him was the stupidest thing I ever did!”
Do you think I was too harsh??? All is alright now, but there are times…
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🙂
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A good recipe for marital success! 🙂
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Yes – I do believe we are rare couples being married so long. Bill and I also dated for 3 years before tying the knot.
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Truth is often hard to hear, but you were right Ronnie. The trick is to get past those self doubts and remember all the good things in the marriage.
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