Love and Marriage



When I was a kid, I observed situations where wives or husbands were unfaithful and I was shocked at how the offended spouse would sometimes just deal with things, putting it behind them, and the marriage would continue. It was easy as a kid to flippantly assert that I’d throw him or her out and find someone else.

I’m older now. Over the years I’ve grown to rely on my wife. I’ve grown to need her companionship and her respect. I need to love her and I need to be near her. Lately, I’ve observed several situations involving spouses being unfaithful, and I thought. Here are my conclusions:

1. Without my wife, I would die.
2. If, God forbid, I ever found myself as the offended spouse, I don’t know what I’d do.
3. I have appreciation for the way I’ve watched people older than me handle situations.

I wonder if I’m starting to really feel what the two becoming one is like. I feel conjoined to her…no…I am joined with her.