Comments on: What marriage is and isn’t- http://emphaticasterisk.com/2008/07/09/what-marriage-is-and-isnt/ I am a gay-affirming pro-choice left-wing loony pacifist environmental nutjob Christian! Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Giselle http://emphaticasterisk.com/2008/07/09/what-marriage-is-and-isnt/#comment-2606 Giselle Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:02:57 +0000 http://shushnow.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-2606 A wonderful post! A great eye-opener in fact.. better than when reality hits you harsh in the face... I just got married recently to the guy Ive been in love with for the past 5 yrs... and well, its nice :) yes.. I know that must sound like an understatement.. but how can you possibly express love with words!!! Anyway.. chancing upon your site and reading this post makes me look deeper into our relationship and well, I got to say all that you said IS true.. When you are in love, there is so much that you don't see.. and when you begin to see all that, it might be too late but the funny thing is you still love him over all that! Basically, I guess thats the beauty of love... http://4mgiselle.wordpress.com A wonderful post! A great eye-opener in fact.. better than when reality hits you harsh in the face…
I just got married recently to the guy Ive been in love with for the past 5 yrs… and well, its nice :) yes.. I know that must sound like an understatement.. but how can you possibly express love with words!!!
Anyway.. chancing upon your site and reading this post makes me look deeper into our relationship and well, I got to say all that you said IS true..
When you are in love, there is so much that you don’t see.. and when you begin to see all that, it might be too late but the funny thing is you still love him over all that! Basically, I guess thats the beauty of love…

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]]> By: Lindsey http://emphaticasterisk.com/2008/07/09/what-marriage-is-and-isnt/#comment-2244 Lindsey Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:44:58 +0000 http://shushnow.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-2244 @ Everyone: thanks for your comments! I wish I had time to respond to each individually. @ Everyone: thanks for your comments! I wish I had time to respond to each individually.

]]> By: MoriahJoy http://emphaticasterisk.com/2008/07/09/what-marriage-is-and-isnt/#comment-2241 MoriahJoy Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:42:00 +0000 http://shushnow.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-2241 Appreciated this piece. Thanks. =) Appreciated this piece. Thanks. =)

]]> By: M54 http://emphaticasterisk.com/2008/07/09/what-marriage-is-and-isnt/#comment-2219 M54 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:20:38 +0000 http://shushnow.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-2219 Right on with your post. One reason a lot of marriages fail is the begin with "what if this happens?" Planning to fail never leads to a committed successful anything much less a marriage. Right on with your post.

One reason a lot of marriages fail is the begin with “what if this happens?” Planning to fail never leads to a committed successful anything much less a marriage.

]]> By: Linda Lee http://emphaticasterisk.com/2008/07/09/what-marriage-is-and-isnt/#comment-2218 Linda Lee Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:28:31 +0000 http://shushnow.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-2218 well i dont know where i've been, maybe under a rock somewhere, but this is the first time i've been to your blog! i found it via sisterfriends-together and i am loving your writing! especially today's blog. totally rockin. thanks for all you do and who you are! you're clearly having an impact on the blog world! and thanks for loving us christians lesbians! you're right... it just keeps getting better. i so look forward to the future as love grows. God-given love, that is! well i dont know where i’ve been, maybe under a rock somewhere, but this is the first time i’ve been to your blog! i found it via sisterfriends-together and i am loving your writing! especially today’s blog.

totally rockin.

thanks for all you do and who you are! you’re clearly having an impact on the blog world! and thanks for loving us christians lesbians!

you’re right… it just keeps getting better. i so look forward to the future as love grows. God-given love, that is!

]]> By: Amber http://emphaticasterisk.com/2008/07/09/what-marriage-is-and-isnt/#comment-2217 Amber Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:43:51 +0000 http://shushnow.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-2217 Great article sweetie.... Great article sweetie….

]]> By: Julie http://emphaticasterisk.com/2008/07/09/what-marriage-is-and-isnt/#comment-2216 Julie Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:23:51 +0000 http://shushnow.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-2216 An awesome post! Jeremy and I are going to be celebrating our 12 yr anniversary this year and things are better than ever. He's done things to help me and I've done things to help him and we've both sacrificed so much for our children. It is making sure we address faults that we have and accept the faults that the other finds in us. At the moment, Jeremy is sacrificing his home time that he'd much rather spend on the computer doing one of his "fun" projects to play Monopoly with our son. James LOVES Monopoly, but Jeremy absolutely hates it. Because of his sacrifice, it helps me to love him more. We both need to do things like that to keep our marriage working. I have sacrificed my relaxing alone time while the kids are at VBS to spend it down in our family room getting it organized. (Sorry, don't need you anymore, but your post got me motivated a bit more.) Anyway, I think I'm just echoing your post. Thanks for another thought provoking, wonderful post. An awesome post!

Jeremy and I are going to be celebrating our 12 yr anniversary this year and things are better than ever. He’s done things to help me and I’ve done things to help him and we’ve both sacrificed so much for our children. It is making sure we address faults that we have and accept the faults that the other finds in us. At the moment, Jeremy is sacrificing his home time that he’d much rather spend on the computer doing one of his “fun” projects to play Monopoly with our son. James LOVES Monopoly, but Jeremy absolutely hates it. Because of his sacrifice, it helps me to love him more. We both need to do things like that to keep our marriage working. I have sacrificed my relaxing alone time while the kids are at VBS to spend it down in our family room getting it organized. (Sorry, don’t need you anymore, but your post got me motivated a bit more.) Anyway, I think I’m just echoing your post. Thanks for another thought provoking, wonderful post.

]]> By: anita http://emphaticasterisk.com/2008/07/09/what-marriage-is-and-isnt/#comment-2215 anita Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:55:02 +0000 http://shushnow.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-2215 Lindsey, What a great start back on your blog. Everything I learned about marriage I learned from my grandparent and parents and in many ways their relationships echoed the very points you were making. It was evident in both marriages that each person was committed to love and care for the other person above all else. My mom was always foremost in my dad's mind/heart, and my dad in my mom's mind/heart. It really was such a thing to see and held them for 60 years in what was the most loving, tender, and generous relationship I could have ever been graced to know. I agree with you, that marriage should be one of the most selfless acts we enter into in our lives and in that, can be one of the most fulfilling, particularly when both people are committed to the same end. My Beloved and I are at year six too and yes, oh yes, it's even more wonderful than in the beginning. You have my "Amen" on that! Lindsey, What a great start back on your blog. Everything I learned about marriage I learned from my grandparent and parents and in many ways their relationships echoed the very points you were making. It was evident in both marriages that each person was committed to love and care for the other person above all else. My mom was always foremost in my dad’s mind/heart, and my dad in my mom’s mind/heart. It really was such a thing to see and held them for 60 years in what was the most loving, tender, and generous relationship I could have ever been graced to know. I agree with you, that marriage should be one of the most selfless acts we enter into in our lives and in that, can be one of the most fulfilling, particularly when both people are committed to the same end.

My Beloved and I are at year six too and yes, oh yes, it’s even more wonderful than in the beginning. You have my “Amen” on that!

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