12 Bold Ideas For a Happy Marriage

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Love at first sight is easy to understand; it’s when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle. -Amy Bloom
 
Pregnant at seventeen, I married my boyfriend Roger. By the time I was 22, I had four little girls, the third pregnancy being twins. Our 37th wedding anniversary is January 14th. We have been asked repeatedly, “How did you both stay together all of these years?”
 
The following advice contains the answer to the question:  click here Simple Marriage
Corey Allan has given me the honor to post on his blog today!

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  • Pinja January 15, 2009, 1:47 am

    Wow, that was an absolutely beautiful post! That’s what I want from my future relationship (since I’m now single), and that’s what I’ll be striving for. Thank you for the post!

  • Tess January 15, 2009, 5:29 am

    Your Welcome. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Thanks to Corey at http://www.SimpleMarriage.net for allowing me to be his guest!

    Tess’s last blog post..12 Bold Ideas For a Happy Marriage

  • Neil January 15, 2009, 12:09 pm

    Tess, that was a great post. I always find it inspiring when people share examples from their life. Keep it up!

    Neil’s last blog post..The One Reason Why Your New Years Resolution Will Fail

  • Tess January 15, 2009, 1:02 pm

    Neil,
    It’s been 10 weeks since I’ve started this blog and I progressively get more personal. It’s a process,eh?

    Tess’s last blog post..12 Bold Ideas For a Happy Marriage

  • Patti January 15, 2009, 6:01 pm

    Tess, Such simple, POWERFUL words of wisdom that hold both credence and strength knowing you have walked through life’s struggles and have found the sunshine at the other end.
    You are an inspiration…you ‘glow’ girl!!
    Patti

  • Lance January 16, 2009, 11:47 am

    Great post you have over there Tess! Life experience can be such a great teacher…

    Lance’s last blog post..This Is A Day Of Joy

  • Jannie Funster January 16, 2009, 2:02 pm

    Yes, that was an amazing inspiring uplifting post!

    Thank you. More than you know.

    Jannie Funster’s last blog post..Ukulele Me!

  • Tess January 16, 2009, 2:46 pm

    Lance and Jannie- I apprecitate your stopping by and leaving me a comment.

    The response has been very good at http://www.simplemarriage.net. I think I’ll write more personal stuff!

    Tess’s last blog post..12 Bold Ideas For a Happy Marriage

  • Liara Covert January 17, 2009, 6:20 am

    This is indeed an inspiring story. It reminds me of a girlfriend who married about the same age as you did. She has been married now almost 20 years, has eight of her own biological children and her last two were twins. You may have more in common than you initially think! We are each evolving to expand on our sense of love.

    Liara Covert’s last blog post..10 Excuses used for withholding the truth and options

  • Daphne January 18, 2009, 9:20 am

    Hi Tess,

    I respect you lots for sharing details about your personal life. That makes your post real and meaningful. I’m going to need lots of these tips when I get married!

    Daphne’s last blog post..The Illusion of Right vs Wrong, Good vs Bad

  • LifeMadeGreat | Juliet January 18, 2009, 9:22 am

    Hi Tess

    Wonderful post! I left a comment there too 😉

    Juliet

    LifeMadeGreat | Juliet’s last blog post..Would You Choose To Be Immortal?

  • Buddha of Hollywwod January 19, 2009, 12:00 am

    I learned something new “make dates” I have to try that it makes a lot of sense.
    I also have to ad one very important thing – at least in my marriage- communication, you have to have good comunication.
    Great post. Thank you!
    Be loved!

    Buddha of Hollywwod’s last blog post..Enlightenment 103

  • vikum January 28, 2009, 4:57 am

    Hi Tess,

    Just learnt 12 strong points from your blog. I feel respect towards you because of the life you living and the real experiences you’ve shared here. Specially I like the idea that ” sad times and hard were our teachers.” A lot there to learn from you.
    Thanks a lot.

  • Tess January 28, 2009, 9:03 am

    Thanks so much for your thoughts and comments. I value your time spent on my blog.

    Tess’s last blog post..Big & Bold Mondays = 1/7 of Your Life

  • Mike Goad February 2, 2009, 9:27 am

    I knew Karen 2 weeks when I asked her to marry me and 5 weeks after that we were married. In June, we will have been married 37 years. I don’t know that I could make a list of how we made it work. For me, it was that I always took the vows seriously, I never placed anything or anybody else more important than her, and she’s always been my “bestest” of friends.

    Belated congrats on your anniversary!

    Mike Goad’s last blog post..The Sun Has Lost Its Spots

  • Tess February 2, 2009, 3:47 pm

    Mike,
    Sounds like we have a little something in common! I think you just made your list plus the benefits.

    Tess’s last blog post..Cowboy Up! Faith & Hope for Our Times

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