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<blockquote data-quote="everywoman" data-source="post: 42056" data-attributes="member: 1436"><p>I believe that "happily ever after" is for fairytales. Marriage is hard work. I don't believe that any person can be happy in a marriage unless they are happy with him/herself. My husband and I have more than our share of struggles in the 20 years we have been married, but getting through them has strengthened each of use separately and our bond with each other. Do I like him all the time? No! But, marriage is a committment and to believe that it will be a honeymoon forever is foolish. Sometimes one person puts more work in than then other. We learn to recognize that the other is not perfect, and learn to "weed our own gardens" instead of looking at their "weeds." We learn self-respect and learn to expect to be treated with respect. We empower ourselves through living through our passions and not expecting someone else to provide the happiness that can come from within ourselves. Once you recognize that, you can live with or without someone and it makes marriage a lot easier to work through!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="everywoman, post: 42056, member: 1436"] I believe that "happily ever after" is for fairytales. Marriage is hard work. I don't believe that any person can be happy in a marriage unless they are happy with him/herself. My husband and I have more than our share of struggles in the 20 years we have been married, but getting through them has strengthened each of use separately and our bond with each other. Do I like him all the time? No! But, marriage is a committment and to believe that it will be a honeymoon forever is foolish. Sometimes one person puts more work in than then other. We learn to recognize that the other is not perfect, and learn to "weed our own gardens" instead of looking at their "weeds." We learn self-respect and learn to expect to be treated with respect. We empower ourselves through living through our passions and not expecting someone else to provide the happiness that can come from within ourselves. Once you recognize that, you can live with or without someone and it makes marriage a lot easier to work through! [/QUOTE]
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