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Originally Posted by Meg We always say our marriage in like a railroad, you just have to keep building the dang thing to keep the train going. It is an ongoing job and it can be hard. It isn't like once you are married you magically have a marriage, it is like signing up for a never ending job that you get to work on forever. (But the railroad is well worth it, becuase of all the "great places you get to go" and the "things you get to experience"). |
This is an excellent analogy. My hubby and I just celebrated 25 years of marriage. I was 19, he was 24 when we married. I can honestly say that I love my husband more with each day. Marriage is always hard work, whether it be the first year, the tenth or whatever. There are always so many distractions and things that can "derail the train". It is about setting your priorities and taking the opinion that each of you has the responsibility to make it work.
I disagree that you need to be joined at the hip and do everything together, however. When that works for a couple - wonderful. But for most folks, you will have time with separate activities and that is okay, too. You have to determine what is going to be best for you as a couple.
I wish all of you with young marriages the desire and willingness to stay in love and make each other happy each and every day.