The Art of Marriage

I saw this poem entitled, The Art of Marriage, online and knew I had to share it with you. 

THE ART OF MARRIAGE

Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.

A good marriage must be created.

In the art of marriage the little things are the big things.

It is never being too old to hold hands.

It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once each day.

It is at no time taking the other for granted;

it should continue through all the years.

It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives;

it is standing together facing the world.

It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.

It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice,

but in the spirit of joy and giving.

It is speaking words of appreciation

and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways. 

It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo 

or the wife to have the wings of an angel. 

It is not looking for perfection in each other. 

It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding, and a sense of humor. 

It is having the capacity to forgive and forget. 

It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow. 

It is finding room for things of the spirit. 

It is a common sense for the good and the beautiful. 

It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, 

the dependence is mutual, and the obligation is reciprocal. 

It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.

-Wilferd A. Peterson

Until tomorrow…make it a great day!

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Fawn Weaver

Founder at Happy Wives Club

Fawn Weaver is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage, adopting the same name as the Club she founded in 2010. The Happy Wives Club community has grown to include more than 1 million women in over 110 countries around the world. She’s an investor in real estate, tech sector and lifestyle brands. When she’s not writing or working, she's happily doting over her husband of twelve years, Keith (and sometimes manages to do all three simultaneously).

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