Friday, May 16, 2008

Wedding March 17- 2001


Marriage Advice


Let your love be stronger than your hate and anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break. Believe the best rather than the worst. People have a way of living up or down to your opinion of them. Remember that true friendship is the basis for any lasting relationship. The person you choose to marry is deserving of the courtesies and kindnesses you bestow on your friends. Please hand this down to your children and your children's children.


The Art Of A Good Marriage



Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.


A good marriage must be created.


In 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 a day.


It is never going to sleep angry.


It is at no time taking the other for granted;


the courtship should not end


with the honeymoon, it should continue through 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 the whole family.


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


but in the spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation


and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.


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 old.


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


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


dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.


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



Wilferd Arlan Peterson


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