Maybe it's my age. Maybe it's the continued problems of the economy. Maybe it's watching too much Teen Mom, but lately I've felt like a spectator at the worst kind of game. Marriages all around me are crashing down. Marriages that I thought were strong and steady.
I have friends, family, acquaintances, even a few frienemies, who are ending their marriages. Their reasons are their own and I do not presume to judge them for their choices, but I am saddened by the loss of something that was once beautiful and life-giving.
Being witness to the end of so many happy stories, and the short stop and sudden drop of what I had hoped would be my own happy beginning, has left me feeling a little hardhearted. I am concerned for my future, and the future of the institution of marriage. In my head I know that there are, there must be, happily married couples all around me. But nobody is talking about them.
I want some happy stories.
Tell me how you met.
How you made it work today.
How you decided she was the one.
How you make it work every day.
How you almost lost it, but saved it.
Why getting married is the best thing that ever happened to you.
Send me your love letters.
You poems and songs.
Your Valentine's Day Youtube videos.
All of it!
Heartfelt, silly, thrilling, romantic. I want them all. I will be soliciting and gathering testimonials of marriage from anyone and everyone. Newlyweds and experts.
These are the stories that the world, and I, need to hear. No tragedies here. We've all got enough and to spare of sorrowful tales. I hoping that these stories will bless those that write them as much as those that read them. To share a story email it to itsrealloveblog@gmail.com
Let Real Love Flow
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