Marriage Monday – Liz's Quote of the Day

This is taken from my article on Huffington Post Weddings, What I Know About Marriage:

                        As I give you my hand, I give you my heart to hold…

When I ask myself that question, why am I married to Zane, the only thing I can come with is, “I don’t know why I wouldn’t be.” Which, I guess, is the right answer? Being married to him is at the top of my bucket list, the #1 thing I want to do during the rest of my life. I love Zane, and even more, I like him. And, I know that he loves and likes me.

But, really, The most important thing that I’ve learned — that I know — is that you have to acknowledge that, although there are many times you drive each other nuts (yes, you drive your spouse nuts too, it’s not a one-way street), there are also many ways that you make each other happy. Zane’s still the guy who always calls before he picks up dinner for himself to ask if I want anything; I’m still the girl who always gets up from my desk to kiss him goodbye before he leaves in the morning. He’s still the guy who knows that nothing delights me more than gift cards to Starbucks and Barnes and Noble on my birthday; I’m still the girl who brings him a piece of cake from each of my weddings. We’re still the couple that get grumpy if Date Night (every Friday) can’t happen. We’re still the couple that insist that Date Night gets rescheduled for earlier in the week.

You can’t just recognize what you’re giving to your partner, you need to appreciate everything you’re getting back from them, too. And, truthfully, it took me a little while longer to understand that than it should have. Do yourself a favor, and get that faster than I did.

You can read the rest of the article here. Let me know what you think.

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Liz Coopersmith

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