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These 10 Promises Keep Couples Together Forever
For when you say “I do”…and mean it.
The concept of marriage has played a gigantic role in my life, albeit something that, as an entity itself, is usually in the background.
The results of the marriages I’ve been surrounded by, though, were the very reality I grew up in. Family traditions, modeling of healthy love, ideas of what romance, and courtship, and commitment meant in every day life…
Sadly, as I got older, I really observed how marriage (and commitment in general) has lost much of its meaning in today’s society.
My experience was different. I was always under the impression that marriage meant forever. It is a pledge, a promise, a commitment to another human being to be there for them and with them through thick and thin. To be their teammate and their partner in love and in life.
Unfortunately these days, ‘Until death do us part’ has become ‘until I get bored of you,’ or ‘until times get rough.’
I think a big part of this problem is that people are not fully aware of what it really takes to commit to a marriage. They are rushing love, engagements, marriages…and don’t build a strong enough foundation to last a lifetime.
