Our Honeymoon Memories
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Good morning sweet Sister! Thanks for contributing to this very special meme in the blogosphere. Today, please consider sharing your version of, “Our Honeymoon: Memories to Last a Lifetime.” In case you need them, here are a few ideas on our topic to get you started.
My personal entry for today’s topic is here.
Marriage Research: Our Stories Leave Clues
Today’s subject should be fairly easy. Hopefully, it will trigger a flood of good feelings. However for some of you, this topic could bring some angst. Do let that be a warning sign. Here’s why:
Dr. John Gottman is a leading relationship expert who has studied real marriages in his University of Washington “Love Lab” (The Gottman Institute) for over 30 years.Along with analyzing why marriages fail, he has also discovered that couples who are happy in their marriages are inclined to recount the early part of their relationship—how they met, the proposal, the wedding etc. with laughter, smiles and nostalgia. This is true, even when recalling difficult times like financial struggles, or job loss. Unhappy couples, however, tend to recast their past in a decidedly negative way. Read more...
Your personal romantic narrative, as told by you or your partner, is filled with clues about the state of your relationship today and can predict whether trouble looms ahead.—Tara Parker-Pope.
Marriage Monday in July
Let's plan to meet here again for Marriage Monday on July 12, 2010. Over the summer, we’ll begin an exciting new series of topics in conjunction with a marriage e-book I hope to draft in the coming months. Co-authored with e-Dad, and geared toward both husbands and wives, please stay tuned for How Marriage Works.
NEW! Marriage Monday Button
Sisters, today we have a brand new graphic; just in time for summer! Feel free to copy the code and paste it in your post or sidebar. (A larger version is coming soon.) I hope you like the new look. However, you’re free to stay with the “classic” yellow marriage knot if you prefer.
Did you know that Marriage Monday at Chrysalis will be celebrating three years in September? A warm thank you to all the writers who have contributed to the success of this special meme.
I can't wait to stop by your blog to read your honeymoon story later today!
Photos: e-Mom & e-Dad on our very first date; Thirty years after our honeymoon.
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I had a simple but sweet honeymoon, not too flashy so my post is pretty simple too. Ah it was still very special:)
Hi e-Mom and all the gals who are part of Marriage Monday. Wanted to give you a shout out. I am looking forward to reading some posts. I posted on a different topic today but will be back in the swing of things in July. Love the new graphic. I love you e-Mom and your heart for all of us to live and love in our marriages and bring honor through them to the Lord, Jesus Christ. BIG hugs. Lynn
Loved your post, E-Mom. Just reading it took me back to mine. There is something that happens to a woman she can look at her man and feel all warm and gooey on the inside. Then to still feel it thirty years later, what an amazing statement of love.
Our honeymoon, was just one day, but wonderful nonetheless. :)
argh!! the first time I linked up didn't work...use the 2nd link please with my name.....thanks for the memories!!
Love the new button...I will be adding this one to my sidebar. Happy Married Monday!!!aun
oh man! i love the top photo of you!!!! i really wanted to write something but getting ready for a fundraiser garage sale that i am hosting and time to write in significant details has escaped me...maybe i'll still try to jot some hunny-memory thoughts down. xo
Fascinating stuff. I wonder if deliberately talking about the time you met in a positive way would also make you feel more positive about your present relationship?
I don't think I've ever recounted our life in negative terms, even the tough times (like this year). Maybe that's why "Faith and Hope" language result in Faithful marriages? I'm looking forward to these beginning memories!
Never too old! I was happy to find Marriage Monday. This past February we celebrated 40 years of marriage. Blessed!
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