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icedpea
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We (especially me) complain a lot about different aspects of marriage. On a more positive note, tell what you love or loved about being married, even if you are no longer married.
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Mallie
BucketHead
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 1:11:03 PM
I love when I get back in bed after getting up to use the bathroom and my dh pulls me close and kisses me, then takes my hand as he goes back to sleep. 35 years after we first met. | |
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Sharna_G
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I love having a true partner. When my day is horrible (or the kids are horrible  ), my husband truly picks up the slack for me. It's also nice to know that neither of us has to do anything alone. He's a ready-made partner for a movie, dinner, paint ball, swimming, you name it! |
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FrozenPea
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We have been married 25 years. I love everything about being married. He is my best friend. I love going to sleep at night next to him and waking up next to him in the morning. We like being around each other, even if it is just sitting and reading or working. We share housework, cooking and when one can't the other does. I think we are more in love today then when we were first married. I still get butterflies when he looks at me.  |
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icedpea
BucketHead
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 1:19:22 PM
FrozenPea - that's so sweet. It gives me hope. | |
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Shiloj
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It's also nice to know that neither of us has to do anything alone.
This for sure
and...
I love when we look at each other and know instantly what the other is thinking. I love knowing he always has my back even when I am being absurd. I love that fact that he does laundry and totally rocks at it. I love having silly inside joked with someone.
We got married at 17 & 18 and were pregnant - I was in high school and ALOT of people told me wouldn't even make it a year and we were foolish. 16 years later and I love this man more than I could ever have imagined!!
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*rosebud*
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I love my husband, and my marriage.
I love that he always fills up my gas tank. Always. And when he brings the car back, he backs it into the driveway so that I only need to drive forward, and not back out of the driveway. Not sure why he thinks it's taxing for me to back-up, but I just love how he always does that for me 
I love that I cook, and he cleans the kitchen.
I love that he washes/dries the clothes, and I fold and put them away.
I love that when I'm stressed out, he always says, "We're a team, baby. We're on the same side. What do you need me to do?"
I love that he treats me like his girlfriend after 22 years of being together.
I never bitch about my husband to my friends. Never. He is not perfect, and there are little things that drive me crazy, but I always know that ever action he takes is motivated by his love for us. He leaves me no doubt in that.
Marriage can be such a wonderful, fulfilling thing.
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berrysmoothie
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 1:38:32 PM
I love that my husband is my rock that I can lean on when the poop hits the fan. We both try to alleviate the stress off of the other. Things are super stressful for us right now and we are finding ourselves going out of our way to make sure the other one has a project to distract us from the stress, that we are taking care of our health, and that the time we spend together is special. We can tell each other things that we could never say to other people, they don't "get" our sense of humor. He is my best friend.
We got married when we were 18 and 19 and nobody expected us to make it. We celebrate our 21st anniversary this July. We have grown together. I also love that he is such a fantastic father to our kids. We both got crap in the parent department so we have worked super hard to not be the parents that we had. I think our 4 kids reflect that and I hope that they will all be better parents than we have been. If each generation does just a little bit better than the previous one the world will be a better place. | |
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moveablefeast
do justice, love mercy
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 1:39:19 PM
I love having my best friend come home to me every day. | |
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My Dh is my best friend.
I love that he is there for me to talk to and to cheer me up, he encourages me, he builds me up, hes my biggest cheerleader.
I love being silly and laughing and goofing off with him.
I love growing old with him and watching him age.
I love that when we are in bed he will put his hand on my hip before he falls asleep. Every. Single. Night. |
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scorPEAo
AncestralPea
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I miss having a partner. Someone with whom I could share all the things that worry me, and have him tell me we will figure/work it out. |
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kkrenn
BucketHead
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March 2007
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 2:13:23 PM
I love my husband and my marriage.
It's not perfect and neither are either of us! I love that he can tell how I'm feeling just by looking at me. How when he hugs me tight I know everything is going to be okay.
He is an amazing father even though his was never around to show him how.
He is my calm, my rock, my best friend and my lover. I couldn't ask for more!
I love how when he hands me a bottle of water he always opens it first.
He warms my van up every morning before work.
Jumps in anytime he sees that I am overwhelmed and need help.
We have been together 20 years and married for 17. |
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sunny 5
StuckOnPeas
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I love going on adventures with him..
I love that he never makes negative comments about what I cook for meals.
I love that he works hard to support us...still after working for 40 yrs..and never ever gives up.
he is not perfect, neither am I. but he is honest and ethical and has a sense of humor. | |
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BabyBokChoy
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I think the quote by Antoine de Saint-Expery expresses my thought:
"Love consists of not looking each other in the eye, but of looking outwardly in the same direction."
That's what I have in my DH, an equal partner with common goals. |
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sharonmnc
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 3:00:44 PM
I've never met anyone else with whom I wanted to spend an hour with, much less 35 years. We have similar goals & senses of humor. He is steady and all about his family. There is no sight better than him standing on the curb at the airport every other Friday night.
My husband is a pita, but so am I. I don't know anyone whose husband doesn't drive them crazy once in awhile so the PITA you know is better than breaking in a new one. 
Here's a parable we sort of live by:
A couple was married for many years. Every day the wife would make her husband a sandwich using the heel of the bread. Finally he snapped at her, "Why do you ALWAYS have to give me the heel?" "Because it's my favorite part," she answered. |
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ijc
ic a pea or is she gone on an adventure?
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Dh is my best friend. We own our own business so we are around each other a lot! My parents and inlaws have fantastic marriages and love each other a ton, but both have said that there is no way that they could ever work together. Dh and I love it!
He is my rock, he is the love of my life. We have a God centered marriage that I know has had an impact on how we, as a couple, have thrived. (and no, I'm not implying that if you don't your marriage isn't good/great/etc, I'm only talking about "us" as a couple) We spoil each other with no strings attached. Every morning (for 20+ years) he has brought me coffee in bed. He tells me I'm beautiful at times when Lord knows, there's nothing physically beautiful about me! In the morning with my hair sticking up all over the place I look more like a rooster than anything 'beautiful'  I can trust him with my deepest secrets, my dreams, hopes and my life.
I never bitch about my husband to my friends. Never. He is not perfect, and there are little things that drive me crazy, but I always know that ever action he takes is motivated by his love for us. He leaves me no doubt in that.
Same here ^
One thing that we do that I think can make a world of difference - we ask ourselves "what can I do for (fill in the blank) today to make his/her day better. Corny as it sounds, we do that (and I take no credit for it - it was something dh shared with me) and it's amazing what it can do for a relationship. I am very blessed. |
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KSimpsonDesign
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December 2006
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Loc: Georgia
| Posted: 2/27/2013 3:08:14 PM
We are each others puzzle piece (I say this often b/c it describes us well). He compliments me as I do him. We make up for each others shortfalls. He is my best friend. We can be truly be ourselves. We are silly and together .... and we just 'get' each other. | |
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StuckOnPeas
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 3:11:02 PM
I love that he loves me unconditionally. We have been married 18 years and everybody said we would never make it. He has the kindest heart of anybody I know. He is a wonderful husband and father. He always puts his family first.
I also love when he crawls into bed, he leans over to kiss me goodnight. I also love the way he holds my hand as we drift off to sleep. |
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gwen.m
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 3:18:16 PM
I love having a true partner. When my day is horrible (or the kids are horrible ), my husband truly picks up the slack for me. It's also nice to know that neither of us has to do anything alone. He's a ready-made partner for a movie, dinner, paint ball, swimming, you name it!
This, exactly.
Also, mine is so good about knowing when I've had enough and letting me have "me" time. He's been know to tell my girlfriend that it's time for a night out because I need it! And he has not ever complained (or even mentioned, for that matter) that he has to "babysit" his own kids. My friends' husbands all complain about that and I think it's ridiculous. You don't babysit your own kids. DH truly enjoys spending time with them. | |
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NewfCathy
PeaFixture
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July 2006
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Loc: North of Boston
| Posted: 2/27/2013 3:18:19 PM
Been married for 25, together for 33.
He is my partner. We never trash talk the other. I never say anything to my BFF that I wouldn't say to his face. The only complaining would be a sort of back-handed complaint, like "he drives me crazy, he works so hard and has a hard time relaxing".
We are very courteous to each other, always saying please & thank you. I thank him for providing for us, for taking care of the house.
We laugh together, sometimes ds and I do tease him a bit.
When ds was little and I saw dh driving down the street, I would rev ds up and say "Daddy's home, go to the window & wave...." Oddly, I do that for the dog, now, too. He is her favorite human....she picked him out at the breeders and loves him best.
He still makes me smile whenever I hear his voice on the phone!
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GamGam
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The sum of the 2 of us together is greater than the individual parts. I know that he loves me to the core of his being, and I love him more than I did when we were married 51 years ago. And I love falling asleep each night with his hand in mine. So blessed. | |
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Knotlazy
StuckOnPeas
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June 2006
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 4:05:26 PM
WE just celebrated our 34th anniversary. WE met in high school, and we both came from crazy, chaotic family lives with multi-divorced parents & grandparents. It was a terrible legacy, but we decided we would NEVER be miserable like our parents & family were.
We wanted our kids to have a family UNIT. Together. And now, our DS is married to a lovely young woman who also comes from parents who have been married a long time, and our DD is engaged to a young man with a background similar to what we had, but he has expressed the same longing for stability and long term committment that we have.
What I love about marriage is the stability. It's the united front we face the world with. Its the good example we set for our kids.
Thanks for starting this thread...it's great to see folks in a good way. | |
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ijc
ic a pea or is she gone on an adventure?
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 4:16:19 PM
Thanks for starting this thread...it's great to see folks in a good way.
I agree, thank you! |
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MonkeysInk
See no evil, hear no evil, sPEAk no evil.
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I love that my husband always returns my car with a full tank of gas and usually washed.
I love that he believes that if we're not having fun, it's time to go home (with three kids, this makes my life so much better - we don't stay anywhere if the kids are upset, even if it was a long drive, expensive, etc.).
I love it that he dressed nicely and has really good manners. I love it when I have a chance to introduce him to my friends/coworkers because everyone loves to be around him. He always knows thought thing to do or say.
I really like being married (this time). Our relationship helps me to be a better person and I always look forward to time together. 
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Creativegirl
StuckOnPeas
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December 2004
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Loc: California
| Posted: 2/27/2013 4:41:57 PM
The thing about marriage that I've always loved is that it takes your best friend and makes them family. Like when you were a kid and you and your best friend would say, "Wouldn't it be great if we were sisters? We could live together and spend every day having fun!" Marriage IS that, which just thrills me over and over again. Not only do I get to live with my best friend and spend every day having fun with him, but we are bound together as family.
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gar
Whoopea!
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October 2004
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 4:45:02 PM
We have basically grown up together...we met at school 30+ years ago. No one knows me better and loves me anyway
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ScarlettForever
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November 2006
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Wow did i really need to hear this - getting married tomorrow in the midst of my mom being ill in the hospital |
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3kidmama
AncestralPea
PeaNut 268,201
July 2006
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Loc: Northwoods
| Posted: 2/27/2013 5:09:09 PM
I know he has my best interest at heart - truly! He NEVER has spoken ill of me to other people - his Mom, his sisters, friends, our college-aged daughters - NO ONE! To the contrary - he's always telling people that he "married up"!
Do you realize the confidence that builds in a woman?
Now let me tell you that I'm now bedridden with heart failure and that although my dh THRIVES on being around people, he spends most of his time home from work, sitting on the bed next to me.
I am no longer strong enough most days to sit up at the table to eat supper with my family. NO matter - dh fixes a plate of food so I can eat in bed. If one of the kids steps in and goes ahead - the first question out of his mouth is "Is that for Mom? Mom first!"
Yet, you never hear him complain and he continues to treat me like a precious, cherished gift! He tell me he feels so blessed that God allowed him to be my husband.
I am blown away............. | |
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Ginajo15
PeaNut
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October 2006
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Loc: near San Diego CA
| Posted: 2/27/2013 5:22:09 PM
I am so happy to know that I am in good company. We are a bunch of lucky ladies. I have been married to my dh for 33 years, and he still makes me laugh everyday. (It's one of his "chores" Thanks for starting this thread. It is good to see all the positive comments. | |
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paulan
StuckOnPeas
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May 2002
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Loc: Indiana 47949
| Posted: 2/27/2013 5:39:26 PM
We got married so young I was almost 18 and he was 20. We were not expected to last this long let alone 5 years. We ave had friends and some family get married and divorced and remarried again in the same span of time as us. We have been together 24 years soon to be 25.
And one of the best things about being married to dh is how I feel when he has his arms wrapped around me. We have had our up and downs but no matter what we both know that we each will be there behind the other cheering them on. And I love the fact that we can laugh at and with each other. And I can be completely myself with him and he will still love me. There is so much more but it would take forever to type it all out.
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needmysanity
PeaFixture
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 5:49:16 PM
I love that my husband is 100% behind my sons. They both have a lot of baggage and it wasn't easy for them to let him into their lives. He could have ran from us many times due to issues the boys were having but he stayed by our side because he wanted to not because he had to. The boys don't have a relationship at all with their dad (because he couldn't deal with their issues) and I love the fact they turn to DH for everything. They are OUR boys...not MY boys.
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kma
StuckOnPeas
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Been married 29 years in May to my best friend. It has not always been love and roses but we've stuck through thick and thin together and it's made our marriage richer for it.
I love so, so many things about him but right now we're an empty next and enjoying waking up on the weekends together (no work!) and staying in bed for the morning, drinking coffee, snuggling and.........
I love most that no matter what, he always has my back. I can always count on him.
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WillowJane
Running the Marathon, Not the Sprint
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| Posted: 2/27/2013 6:37:45 PM
That no matter what comes our way, we have proven to ourselves and others that we have what it takes to make marriage last. Mere mortals would have quit the first three years after going through what we ent through.
We don't agree on everything, but I know my husband loves me, will protect me, and will do whatever must be done to ensure our family is provided and cared for.
He is tough, overbearing at times, but fair. Why? We are the very best thing that has ever happened in his life and he doesn't want to lose it. | |
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lilbit
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Loc: Va Beach, VA
| Posted: 2/28/2013 6:14:39 AM
I was blessed with a wonderful marriage of almost 24 years. My DH spoiled me rotten because he loved doing little things for me. We held hands all the time and I miss that. I miss being able to have that one person who had my back and supported me in lifes decisions. I was lucky enough to hear "I love you" as the last words he ever spoke to me. It's been 10 years and I miss the one person in the world that just knew me better than anyone.
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2peafaithful
People not perfection
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April 2002
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Loc: Right where I should be
| Posted: 2/28/2013 6:36:40 AM
We have only been married 7 years but what I love most about him and our marriage is being in this life together and working as a team. Life can be tough and pressures many. To be able to come at it in unity as a team is something I love. The fact that he is an awesome dad, gives massages often,provides for our family, helps around the house when needed and desires to love me and connect with me are things I adore about him. We are taking FPU (Dave Ramsey $ course) and they gave the example of how a specific type of animal can pull 8,000 lbs on it's own. If there is another one they don't just double there ability of what they can pull (16,000) but it actually triples. Marriage feels like that to me. When we aren't working as a team it feels like we aren't fruitful, multiplying and aren't gaining any ground. When we do we see the power in it. | |
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thepinkkitchen
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April 2001
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Loc: Louisville, Ky
| Posted: 2/28/2013 6:38:17 AM
We are college sweethearts & have been togehter for almost 24 years now. No matter what craziness we've been through together, we are soul mates & best friends. We have a bond with each other & from the second we met, it was really like we always knew each other...we were meant to be.
We mostly laugh & joke with each other & I still look at him & get excited to see him! We are forever kids together & that part never has gone away. We always know that we each want to be in the others lives forever & have this super power, to put the bad behind us & live for tomorrow...it really is our super power. |
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amythyst
someone pass the crayons!
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September 2004
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Loc: in my own little world - but it's ok -everyone knows me here
| Posted: 2/28/2013 6:51:34 AM
I'm divorced now and it's difficult to remember the parts I liked best with the tainted cloud his actions have spread over the whole 11 years (we were together 16)
I liked having that one person you could count on to be there at the end of the day, to talk to, or just sit with quietly.
The feeling of 'us vs the world'
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little-ducky
I am a fictional character.
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pelirroja
StuckOnPeas
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**buglvr12**
StuckOnPeas
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August 2005
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| Posted: 2/28/2013 7:38:30 AM
Betty....your post brought tears to my eyes. What sweet, sweet memories. I am sorry for your loss. |
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Lilyloams
PeaFixture
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December 2006
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| Posted: 2/28/2013 8:02:15 AM
I love everything about being married. He is my best friend. I love going to sleep at night next to him and waking up next to him in the morning. We like being around each other, even if it is just sitting and reading or working. We share housework, cooking and when one can't the other does. I think we are more in love today then when we were first married. I still get butterflies when he looks at me.
This We will be married 32 years in August and yes, I still get butterflies! | |
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icedpea
BucketHead
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| Posted: 2/28/2013 8:09:02 AM
Betty, that was so sweet. I am so sorry for your loss, you must consider yourself fortunate to have experienced that kind of love. | |
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child of grace
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
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August 2006
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| Posted: 2/28/2013 8:53:09 AM
I'll be 63 tomorrow and it is so refreshing to read these wonderful comments! Girls, marriage can be, and often is, work. I've been married since 19 and we have had our ups and downs, for sure! There were times I wanted out and he did too. But, by the grace of God, our marriage is stronger than ever. I think the most important thing I have learned is that selfishness is the root of destruction in a marriage. When I was young, I wanted MY way and didn't focus on his needs. I finally grew out of that and now I try to put him first. We are, indeed, a team, enjoying our grown children and 3 grands and life is good, not perfect, but good! | |
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megmc
AncestralPea
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| Posted: 2/28/2013 10:22:52 AM
So many things....
When he does something unexpected, EVEN if it seem mundane to others
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siameseplease
Stuck In The Bucket
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April 2010
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| Posted: 2/28/2013 11:44:32 AM
I loved:
- having someone who "got" me and my quirks, and accepted them
- having the support of someone when things went wrong or when I wanted to share news (good and bad)
- having that level of emotional closeness with someone (a friend commented that she couldn't even understand half of what we said to each other, as it was full of private jokes and abbreviated language, as well as body language that the other person understood)
- knowing that someone always had my back
- more practical - having someone to help me with household "fixes", taking care of the yard, financial things
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icedpea
BucketHead
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July 2012
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| Posted: 2/28/2013 2:27:08 PM
I don't know if I can say this since I started it, but I love this thread! It gives me hope and with all of the negative in the world, it's nice to hear happy marriage stories. It seems to me the successful marriages are not one sided, which comes as no surprise. | |
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Vi
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
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November 2001
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Loc: Mesa, AZ
| Posted: 2/28/2013 3:29:10 PM
I'll be married for 44 years this coming May. Like others have said marriage has its ups and downs but I'm very glad I'm married to my husband. One of the things that attracted me to him is that he is very nonjudgmental. He accepts people the way they are and I appreciate that. This was huge to me as my father was a minister and I had a whole congregation trying to tell me what to do.
He has my back and has never let our kids disrespect me. He's been a hard worker and has supported the family through the years. He's very mechanical and fixes everything that's broke around the house. He's always encouraged me in whatever I wanted to do -- go to school, my music, my hobbies, etc.
I love it when he puts his arms around me -- he gives the best hugs. He's the love of my life and I have been blessed to be his wife.
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scrappintoee
luv my bulldoggies
PeaNut 24,213
November 2001
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| Posted: 3/3/2013 1:29:56 AM
I'm very thankful to be blessed with a wonderful DH!
3kidmama---wow, I'm so sorry you are so sick, but sooo happy for you to have such a loving DH!!!
Betty--sorry you lost your wonderful DH!
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leslie132
BucketHead
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November 2008
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| Posted: 3/3/2013 4:55:47 AM
I love when I get back in bed after feeding one of our babies, how he pulls me close and holds my hand!
And NOTHING tugs at my heart strings as much as watching him be a Dad!
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PhotoHorse
PeaFixture
PeaNut 66,309
February 2003
Posts: 3,090
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Loc: Central Iowa
| Posted: 3/3/2013 7:05:41 AM
Having that person that I can share all the details of the day. I share a lot with my dad, but other than that, it is my dh that I tell everything (and all the stories that dad hears, too).
I don't really have a close 'phone' friend that I call and share things with on a daily basis. My best friends are super busy with their own lives, so we visit once a week or so. I think that if something would happen to my dh, I'd need to start journaling so I'd have a place for all those mundane (and some exciting) things I tell him.
I also like that we are like-minded in raising our kids. I think they're so luck to have us both in their lives. | |
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