April 2010 Weddings
Sweet moment with SD
Me & Dad
May Siggy - Favorite Flower : Yellow Jonquill
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Newlywed advice
My co8usin is getting married in May & for one of her showers her friends have asked evry on to emaila picture of themselves with the bride and a piece of advice. The advice can be serious, funny, a quote or something personal. The picture can be from any point in you relationship with the bride. They are going to complie it all in a scrapbook for my cousin. I thought this was a cool idea but I'm having a hard time selecting my piece of advice.
What advice would you give or what advice did you get that you would like to pass on? TIA
Sweet moment with SD
Me & Dad
May Siggy - Favorite Flower : Yellow Jonquill
Re: Newlywed advice
Always kiss goodnight (or don't go to bed angry. Same idea)
Go on dates
oh, and I heard somewhere to always fight naked hahaha.
Haven't tried that one yet but DH said next time we get in an argument he's going to just pull his pants off. Sounds like it would make you laugh and forget what you were arguing about - I'll let ya know how that goes!
A couple:
Follow "The 24 hour rule"...basically, if I ever get really angry or ticked about something, I try not to react for at least 24 hours. I will simply say that " I need to think about _____ some more, can we talk about it later?" I use this at work also, and with friends. More often than not, after thinking things over, it turns out to be not that big a deal once I've had time to sleep on it. But if I do feel that it needs to be addressed, then I will have had time to come up with a constructive way to approach the issue (and the person), which usually yields better results than if I had just spouted off the first upset words that came to mind :-)
(For the record, we almost never argue, so I think this really works!)
Also:
This will be kind of a no-brainer, but I can't emphasize enough the importance of doing things together and laughing together. After all, when we get married, we're saying to all that "this is the one person we enjoy being with most in the world above all others"...it can be too easy to forget to have fun in a marriage once the various "realties" set in. Make an effort to make her Hubby smile - it becomes contagious! And whatever they may have to face together, they will do so with humor and cohesiveness :-)
Know the person you are marrying TODAY! Do not go into a marriage thinking that the other person will change in any way. And be willing to accept everything that your accept about them today, every day for the rest of your lives. I think so many marriages end because both men and women think that marriage will change how the other is. SO NOT TRUE!
Don't ever stop fighting for what you have. Love the passion that you have for each other and life, and never lose that!
And these from our pastor before we got married:
Learn "how" to fight with each other. You need to know how to solve conflicts. Every couple is different (some sleep on it, others, like me, need to get it off their chest immediately) and that is okay. Just learn how to do it so that you can be completely okay five minutes after an argument.
Forgiveness. Forgiveness. Forgiveness. Love has no room for animosity.
Good question - and I love seeing everyone's answers! The morning show I listen to on the radio was talking about fighting naked today, so funny that you guys mentioned that too!!!
My advice would be...."when in doubt, just laugh together"
Shmel's Blog
I was given the advice to try and out-do one another when it comes to serving one another. I love this advice. If I am trying my best to serve my husband and vice versa....you can't go wrong.