Committed: The Ties that Bond
with Angella Dykstra
I'm a mom of three, a professional accountant, and an amateur photographer and writer. I am not a marriage expert. But my husband and I take "Til death do us part" seriously, and here I'll be sharing how we keep our marriage strong while we both do that insane work-life juggle.
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While perusing the Internet for a relationship article I came across this one on MSN titled, “Always Kiss Each Other Goodnight.” One of the quotes from the article made me nod and smile:
When you never forget to kiss each other good night, you create a life raft, and you can’t float away so quickly because you acknowledge each other, pause, connect and express your love.
At the risk of sounding more street than my white background could ever live up to, I have but one thing to say.
WORD.
While my husband and I may not have sex every night (But almost every night. Hi, Mom!) we make sure to at least end each day with a big, fat smooch.
How about you? Do you end each day with a kiss (for the most part)?
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Yup, a kiss, good night, and I love you. Every night.
I always thought that a routine like that would become just that, a routine, lip service, with no meaning to it. But it hasn’t. It lets him know that no matter how peeved I am with his shortcomings, I still love him, and no matter how unattentive I may be, I still love him. And vice versa. Even when I feel like I’ve been a horrible wife, he still loves me.
We may not have a perfect marriage, but its ours, and we still love each other after 10 years. And I’m reminded of that every night.
Erica | May 15th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
My husband and I always kiss each other good night, as well as hello and goodbye, whenever we meet or part. Always.
To me, kisses are the simple, easy part of a marriage, and if you let them go, you might as well have just given up.
Mandy | May 15th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Oh man. Noah would DIE if I wrote anything about sex. Which is why I like YOUR writing. Ha!
It’s a good idea
Mrs. Wilson | May 17th, 2009 at 10:23 am
WORD indeed. My husband is a musician so there are nights I’m passed out sleeping long before he comes home, but other than that we always kiss each other good night. It’s so simple, yet so effective and those nights he’s not here? Those are the times where I wake up the next morning feeling disconnected.
Sherry | May 17th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Every night! We end every phone call and every departure with I love you, too. Go ahead, roll your eyes. I know its super mushy. I always make my last words to my husband and my kids “I love you”. Life is too random to leave things in a questionable state - “I love you” and a kiss will never be questionable.
Mama K | May 19th, 2009 at 9:05 am